Obesity surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Diagnostic accuracy of home-based monitoring system in morbidly obese patients with high risk for sleep apnea.
No previous studies have validated the use of portable monitoring (PM) for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in morbidly obese individuals. Our aim was to investigate the accuracy of PM for detecting respiratory events in morbidly obese patients that will be undergoing bariatric surgery. ⋯ PM is an efficacious method for diagnosing OSA in obese patients who have a high clinical probability of the disease. The method displays good sensitivity and specificity in severe cases; nevertheless, the high rate of data loss must be taken into account.