What is it about?
As obesity increases in the U.S. so too does obesity hypoventilation related to sleep apnea. These are dangerous illnesses and doctors have only recently learned of common errors in their routine management. This article highlights those "pitfalls" of treatment that may lead to harm.
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Why is it important?
The harms that these patients may experience from well-meaning treatments are substantial - they may include unneeded mechanical ventilation (ICU), psychiatric illnesses like anxiety and depression, and unneeded or potentially harmful medicines.
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This page is a summary of: Avoiding Management Errors in Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, January 2016, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201508-562ot.
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