ea0038p203 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2015
Martinou Chrysiis
, Nayak Ullal
, Varughese George
, Thomas Ajit
, Allen Martin
, Varadhan Lakshminarayanan
Aim: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is widely prevalent in patients with obesity, referred for bariatric surgery. Various clinical tools are clinically used for screening pre-operatively before referring for formal sleep studies. The aim of our observational analysis was to assess the usefulness of various screening methods for OSA used in clinical practice.Methods: Records of all patients who had been referred to bariatric services in 2014 were reviewed...