Xiaoxiao Zhu1,2, Bei Xu2,3, Chengcan Yang3

  • 1School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Obesity surgery
|September 8, 2025
PubMed
概括

一个新的模型预测了使用非酒精性脂肪性肝病 (NAFLD),年龄,胸围和SpO2.2的减肥手术候选人的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 风险. 这种工具有助于术前评估,并减少并发症.

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