Zhonghua nei ke za zhi
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Zhonghua nei ke za zhi · Jul 1999
[The role of breathing control disorder in the development of carbon dioxide retention in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome].
To define the role of breathing control in the pathogenesis of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) retention in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. ⋯ The depressed breathing control play an important role in the development of CO(2) retention in OSAS patients, and the disorder in breathing control may be secondary to hypoxia, hypercapnia and sleep disorder related to the OSAS.