Global Dialysis - Bariatric surgery gives disappointing results in terms of sleep apnea.

Bariatric surgery gives disappointing results in terms of sleep apnea.

Monash University: Although bariatric surgery results in greater weight loss than conventional measures, new research shows this does not translate into significantly greater improvement in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Researchers from Monash University, the Alfred Hospital and Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute conducted the first high-quality, randomised trial comparing the effect on OSA of surgical and medically-supervised weight loss in severely obese individuals.

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