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¹ Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil; Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil. Electronic address: caroline.otorrino@gmail.com.
² Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil.
³ Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil; Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil.
⁴ Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil.

Comment

Caroline Persch Royer et al. Sleep Med. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul:59:99-100.

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.02.001. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

¹ Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil; Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil. Electronic address: caroline.otorrino@gmail.com.
² Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil.
³ Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil; Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil.
⁴ Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400/2 Andar, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP 90035-003, Brazil.

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Efficacy of bilevel ventilatory support in the treatment of stable patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Royer CP, Schweiger C, Manica D, Rabaioli L, Guerra V, Sbruzzi G. Royer CP, et al. Sleep Med. 2019 Jan;53:153-164. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.09.016. Epub 2018 Oct 10. Sleep Med. 2019. PMID: 30529484
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Fagondes SC, John ÂB. Fagondes SC, et al. Sleep Med. 2019 Jul;59:98. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.038. Epub 2019 Feb 10. Sleep Med. 2019. PMID: 30885702 No abstract available.