Research
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The guideline panel made a conditional recommendation for a weight loss intervention targeting a sustained weight loss of 25% to 30% of actual body weight.
Clinicians should consider recommending significant weight loss for OHS patients, while being aware of the low-quality evidence supporting this recommendation.
StrongConditionalmedium confidence
The guideline panel for which the systematic review was performed made a conditional (i.e., weak) recommendation suggesting a weight loss intervention for patients with OHS, targeting a sustained weight loss of 25% to 30% of actual body weight.
Why this rating
Based on the systematic review of multiple studies.
Source
Weight Loss Interventions as Treatment of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. A Systematic Review
Maximiliano Tamae Kakazu et al. · Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2020
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