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SynthesisObesity surgery2013

The impact of bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review.

Kourosh Sarkhosh, Noah J Switzer, Mustafa El-Hadi, Daniel W Birch, Xinzhe Shi, Shahzeer Karmali

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Synthesis in Obesity surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
14.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 292 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Preventing Weight Gain Improves Sleep Quality Among Black Women: Results from a RCT.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2017
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  17. Mechanisms Linking Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026
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41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kourosh SarkhoshCenter for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway, Edmonton, AB, T5H 3V9, Canada.
Noah J Switzer
Mustafa El-Hadi
Daniel W Birch
Xinzhe Shi
Shahzeer Karmali
Royal Alexandra Hospital · CAUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a strong relationship between obesity and the development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Respectively, bariatric surgery is often touted as the most effective option for treating obesity and its comorbidities, including OSA. Nevertheless, there remains paucity of data in the literature of the comparison of all the specific types of bariatric surgery themselves. In an effort to answer this question, a systematic review was performed, to determine, of the available bariatric procedures [Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, or biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)], which procedures were the most efficacious in the treatment of OSA. A total of 69 studies with 13,900 patients were included. All the procedures achieved profound effects on OSA, as over 75 % of patients saw at least an improvement in their sleep apnea. BPD was the most successful procedure in improving or resolving OSA, with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding being the least. In conclusion, bariatric surgery is a definitive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, regardless of the specific type.

Indexed as

Bariatric SurgeryBiliopancreatic DiversionFemaleGastric BypassGastroplastyHumansLaparoscopyMaleObesity, MorbidSleep Apnea, ObstructiveTreatment OutcomeWeight Loss

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PMID23299507
OpenAlexW2133654155

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