Prevalence and associated factors of obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Our goal in this study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. This descriptive study was conducted at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from 2007 to 2015. Data of morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery were included using ICD-10 code for principle diagnosis “morbid obesity” (E668) and ICD-9 code for “bariatric surgery”...