Metabolic bariatric surgery and combined multilevel surgery can lead to significant weight loss and improvements in obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in obese patients.
Does a multidisciplinary surgical approach combining metabolic bariatric surgery and multilevel upper airway surgery improve symptoms in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea?
A multidisciplinary surgical approach combining metabolic bariatric surgery and multilevel upper airway surgery may be beneficial for obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea, though direct comparative data is currently lacking.
Body mass index (BMI) and the degree of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are strongly correlated. Managing obesity is an important strategy for preventing and treating OSA. Bariatric surgery can lead to significant weight loss and improvements in metabolic function, which can have beneficial effects on OSA symptoms within obese population. There is a relative lack of data directly comparing the different types of bariatric surgery and multilevel upper airway surgery for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). While there is some evidence to suggest that bariatric surgery can improve OSA symptoms in obese individuals, and multilevel upper airway surgery can improve OSA symptoms in some cases of anatomical obstruction, there is limited research directly comparing these treatment options. Therefore, this review provides an update on the relationship between OSA, MBS and MLS for demonstrating the significance of multidisciplinary surgery approach for obese patients with OSA.
Bienia et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. Metabolic bariatric surgery and combined multilevel surgery was evaluated. Metabolic bariatric surgery and combined multilevel surgery can lead to significant weight loss and improvements in obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in obese patients.