Challenges in sleep medicine: ventilatory failure during sleep
Symposium Chairs: J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Aims: The aims of this session are to improve:
- the awareness of the interaction between obesity, COPD and obstructive sleep apnoea
- the knowledge of the pathophysiology of obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome
- the insight in selecting the optimal treatment in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome (mechanical treatment, weight reduction)