Postoperative Complications in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Hypercapnic OSA Jessica Cooksey, MD, Babak Mokhlesi, MD, FCCP CHEST Volume 149, Issue 1, Pages 11-13 (January 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.11.001 Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A-C, Excerpts of hypnograms of three patients with similar severity of OSA based on the AHI but significantly different profiles of intermittent and sustained hypoxemia during sleep. AHI = apnea-hypopnea index; ODI = oxygen desaturation index; T90 = time during a sleep study with oxygen saturation < 90%. CHEST 2016 149, 11-13DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2015.11.001) Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions