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218 Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome
and Cardio Metabolic Risk

Management - The continuum of Benign snoring, UARS and
Conservative OSAS need to be clarified .
The fundamentals of weight loss are still applicable - Early diagnosis and intervention is important in the
and CPAP is still the most widely used treatment for management of OSAS.
OSAS. - OSAS has significant effects on the Cardio-Meta-
Hibbert & Yaggi [35] have advocated patient centred bolic system which can be life threatening.
care in OSAS. OSAS patients are diverse and may - Bariatric surgery is emerging to be an important
have different needs, preferences and values that modality of management for OSAS.
may impact on optimal treatment.
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