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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), or Pickwickian syndrome, is a breathing disorder that affects some people who have obesity. The condition results in too much carbon dioxide in your blood and not enough oxygen.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) may be suspected when symptoms lead to pulmonary or sleep consultation in stable conditions as an outpatient or during an episode of hospitalization due to acute-on-chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure.
Obesity hypoventilation is associated with reduced quality of life and prolonged admission rates and time in the intensive care unit. In patients with other medical conditions, such as diabetes and asthma, the mortality rates are significantly high, with 23% over 18 months and 46% over 50 months.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a condition in which severely overweight people fail to breathe rapidly or deeply enough, resulting in low oxygen levels and high blood carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS; "pickwickian syndrome") exists when an individual with obesity (body mass index [BMI] >30 kg/m 2) has awake alveolar hypoventilation (arterial carbon dioxide tension [PaCO 2] >45 mmHg) which cannot be attributed to other conditions (eg, neuromuscular disease). Untreated OHS is a progressive disorder that ...
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the presence of awake alveolar hypoventilation in an obese individual which cannot be attributed to other conditions associated with alveolar hypoventilation [1-3]. OHS is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
What is obesity hypoventilation syndrome? Obesity hypoventilation syndrome, also known as Pickwickian syndrome, is a breathing disorder that affects some people who have been diagnosed with obesity. Normally, you exhale carbon dioxide, a by-product of breaking down food for energy.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome, or Pickwickian syndrome, is a breathing condition some people with obesity experience. Symptoms include breathlessness and fatigue. Treatment can...
What is Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS)? OHS is a breathing disorder seen in some people who are obese that leads to low oxygen levels and too much carbon dioxide in your blood. Low oxygen and high carbon dioxide levels may develop because of a condition called hypoventilation.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the presence of obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m²) and daytime arterial hypercapnia (PaCO2 ≥ 45 mmHg) in the absence of other causes of hypoventilation.