THE EFFECT OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE THERAPY ON BASAL METABOLIC RATE IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME
ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.32, sa.5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2016_5_154
- Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is one of the respiratory diseases associated with obesity. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of one night of bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) treatment on the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of OHS patients.