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  • Title: Obstructive sleep apnea in extremely overweight adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery.
    Author: Kalra M, Inge T, Garcia V, Daniels S, Lawson L, Curti R, Cohen A, Amin R.
    Journal: Obes Res; 2005 Jul; 13(7):1175-9. PubMed ID: 16076986.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in extremely overweight adolescents and to examine the effect of significant weight loss on OSA severity. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: We reviewed the anthropometric and polysomnographic data on all extremely overweight adolescents who underwent laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center from July 2001 to September 2004. Repeat polysomnograms were performed after significant weight loss. Comparisons were made between pre- and postoperative polysomnographic data. RESULTS: Nineteen of 34 patients (55%) who underwent bariatric surgery were diagnosed with OSA. Subsequent to surgery, 10 of these patients returned for follow-up polysomnographic testing. After significant weight loss (mean, 58 kg), OSA severity markedly decreased in all patients (median apnea-hypopnea index at baseline vs. after weight loss, 9.1 vs. 0.65). DISCUSSION: Our study indicated that OSA was highly prevalent in extremely overweight adolescents meeting eligibility criteria for bariatric surgery. The significant weight loss after gastric bypass was associated with a marked reduction in OSA severity.
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