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The prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia
Alaa M. Alaqeel, Mohammed A. Aldammas, Enas F. Alaraik, Faisal M. Abanumay, Salih A. Aleissi, Samar Z. Nashwan, Awad H. Olaish, Hamza O. Dhafar and Ahmed S. BaHammam
Saudi Medical Journal March 2025, 46 (3) 274-281; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240851
Alaa M. Alaqeel
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDMohammed A. Aldammas
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDEnas F. Alaraik
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDFaisal M. Abanumay
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDSalih A. Aleissi
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDSamar Z. Nashwan
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MScAwad H. Olaish
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSAISHamza O. Dhafar
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDAhmed S. BaHammam
From the Department of Home Health Care (Alaqeel), King Fahad Medical City, Second Health Cluster, from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alaraik); from the Department of Medicine (Aldammas, Aleissi, Nashwan, Olaish, Dhafar, BaHammam), The University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, and from the Department of Critical Care (Abanumay), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia
Alaa M. Alaqeel, Mohammed A. Aldammas, Enas F. Alaraik, Faisal M. Abanumay, Salih A. Aleissi, Samar Z. Nashwan, Awad H. Olaish, Hamza O. Dhafar, Ahmed S. BaHammam
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The prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2025, 46 (3) 274-281; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240851
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