Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in morbid obesity - Effects of intragastric balloon

被引:83
作者
Busetto, L
Enzi, G
Inelmen, EM
Costa, G
Negrin, V
Sergi, G
Vianello, A
机构
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Med & Surg Sci, Obes Unit, Padua, Italy
[2] Univ Padua, Unit Resp Pathophysiol, Padua, Italy
关键词
obesity; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; weight loss;
D O I
10.1378/chest.128.2.618
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Study objectives: In obese patients, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is attributed to a reduction in pharyngeal cross-sectional area due to peripharyngeal fat deposition. The effect of weight loss on the size of the upper airways of obese subjects is still unknown. We analyzed the pharyngeal cross-sectional area before and after weight loss in morbidly obese patients with OSAS. Design, setting, and subjects: A group of 17 middle-aged, morbidly obese men was evaluated by anthropometry and cardiorespiratory sleep studies before and after weight loss obtained by insertion of an intragastric balloon. The pharyngeal cross-sectional area was measured by acoustic pharyngometry. Results: The mean (+/- SD) body mass index was 55.8 +/- 9.9 kg/m(2) at baseline and 48.6 +/- 11.2 kg/m(2) at the time of balloon removal (6 months after insertion) [p < 0.001]. At baseline, patients had visceral obesity, large necks, and severe OSAS. Weight loss was associated with a significant mean reduction of waist circumference (156.4 +/- 17.6 vs 136.7 +/- 18.4 em, respectively; p < 0.001), sagittal abdominal diameter (37.8 +/- 3.0 vs 32.3 +/- 4.0 cm, respectively; p < 0.001), and neck circumference (51.1 +/- 3.7 vs 47.9 +/- 4.3 cm, respectively; p < 0.001). Moreover, weight loss induced a nearly complete resolution of OSAS (apnea-hypopnea index, 52.1 +/- 14.9 vs 14.0 +/- 12.4 events/h, respectively; p < 0.001). At baseline, obese patients had significantly lower pharyngeal cross-sectional areas compared to a group of 20 nonobese male control subjects, both in the upright and supine position, at different levels of the pharynx. in obese patients, the weight loss induced by the positioning of the intragastric balloon was associated with an increase in the size of the upper airway passage. After weight loss, both the mean pharyngeal cross-sectional area and the area at glottis level were still lower in obese subjects than in nonobese subjects; however, the pharyngeal cross-sectional area at the oropharyngeal junction was similar in the two groups. Conclusions: Morbidly obese men with OSAS have a reduced pharyngeal cross-sectional area. A weight reduction of about 15% of baseline body weight may substantially increase the pharyngeal cross-sectional area and substantially improve the severity of OSAS in morbidly obese subjects with sleep apnea.
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页码:618 / 623
页数:6
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