Obesity: pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges and multidisciplinary treatment
Symposium Chairs: J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Aims: to enhance understanding of the impact of obesity on whole-body systems and functions; to enhance understanding of the pathophysiology of ventilatory failure in obesity and to describe various therapeutic approaches in obesity including ventilation and non-positive airway pressure therapies.