ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE, cilt.9, sa.2, ss.87-91, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
OBJECTIVES: Patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) have significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment is important and there are limited data on its prevalence and predictive factors. The objective of this observational study was to determine the frequency and predictors of OHS in hospitalized patients at a tertiary health care institution.