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Linda M Schachter
Researcher at Monash University
Publications - 17
Citations - 2260
Linda M Schachter is an academic researcher from Monash University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Obstructive sleep apnea & Weight loss. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 17 publications receiving 2128 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda M Schachter include Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute & Alfred Hospital.
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Treatment of Mild to Moderate Obesity with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or an Intensive Medical Program
Paul E. O'Brien,John Dixon,Cheryl Laurie,Stewart Skinner,Joseph Proietto,John J McNeil,Boyd Josef Gimnicher Strauss,Sharon Marks,Linda M Schachter,Leon Chapman,Margaret Louise Anderson +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the surgical group had greater weight loss with a mean of 21.6% (95% CI, 19.3% to 23.9%) of initial weight lost and 87.2% (CI, 77.7% to 96.6%) of excess weight lost.
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Preoxygenation Is More Effective in the 25° Head-up Position Than in the Supine Position in Severely Obese Patients
Benjamin J. Dixon,John Dixon,Jennifer R. Carden,Anthony J Burn,Linda M Schachter,Julie Playfair,Cheryl P Laurie,Paul E. O'Brien +7 more
TL;DR: Preoxygenation in the 25° head-up position achieves 23% higher oxygen tensions, allowing a clinically significant increase in the desaturation safety period—greater time for intubation and airway control.
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The laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (Lap-Band): a prospective study of medium-term effects on weight, health and quality of life.
Paul E. O'Brien,John Dixon,Wendy A. Brown,Linda M Schachter,Leon Chapman,Anthony J Burn,Maureen Elizabeth Dixon,Carlos Scheinkestel,Christine R Halket,Lisa J Sutherland,Anna Korin,Peter Baquie +11 more
TL;DR: Placement of the Lap-Band® system provides safe and effective control of severe obesity and has the potential to provide a broadly acceptable option for this common and serious disease.
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Surgical vs conventional therapy for weight loss treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial.
John Dixon,Linda M Schachter,Paul E. O'Brien,Kay Margaret Jones,Mariee T. Grima,Gavin Lambert,Wendy A. Brown,Michael Bailey,Matthew T. Naughton +8 more
TL;DR: Among a group of obese patients with OSA, the use of bariatric surgery compared with conventional weight loss therapy did not result in a statistically greater reduction in AHI despite major differences in weight loss.
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Predicting Sleep Apnea and Excessive Day Sleepiness in the Severely Obese: Indicators for Polysomnography
TL;DR: Sleep disturbance is explored and a simple method of predicting OSA in severely obese symptomatic subjects is reported to assist in limiting the use of OPS to those with greater risk and provide a method of assessing risk in those not presenting primarily with a sleep problem.