THE EFFECT OF BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE THERAPY ON BASAL METABOLIC RATE IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME

DOĞRU G., BOYACI H., Baris S., ÖNYILMAZ T., DOĞRU A., BAŞYİĞİT İ., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.32, sa.5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • 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
  • Kocaeli 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.