María José López-Jiménez, Juan F Masa, Jaime Corral, Joaquín Terán, Estrella Ordaz, Maria F Troncoso, Nicolás González-Mangado, Mónica González, Soledad Lopez-Martínez, Pilar De Lucas, José M Marín, Sergi Martí, Trinidad Díaz-Cambriles, Josefa Díaz-de-Atauri, Eusebi Chiner, Felipe Aizpuru, Carlos Egea, Auxiliadora Romero, José M Benítez, Jesús Sánchez-Gómez, Rafael Golpe, Ana Santiago-Recuerda, Silvia Gómez, Ferrán Barbe, Mónica Bengoa
The Pickwick project was a prospective, randomized and controlled study, which addressed the issue of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), a growing problem in developed countries. OHS patients were divided according to apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥30 and <30 determined by polysomnography. The group with AHI≥30 was randomized to intervention with lifestyle changes, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); the group with AHI<30 received NIV or lifestyle changes...
March 2016: Archivos de Bronconeumología