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- Title
High-altitude illness: Management approach.
- Authors
Aksel, Gökhan; Çorbacıoğlu, Şeref Kerem; Özen, Can
- Abstract
In high altitudes, usually above 2500 m, travelers are faced with decreased partial pressure of oxygen along with decreased barometric pressure. High-altitude illness, a syndrome of acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema and high-altitude pulmonary edema, occurs due to the hypobaric hypoxia when there is inadequate acclimatization. This review provides detailed information about pathophysiology, clinical features, prevention and treatment strategies for high-altitude illness according to the current literature.
- Subjects
PULMONARY edema; ATMOSPHERIC pressure; DISEASES; CEREBRAL edema; PARTIAL pressure; MOUNTAIN sickness
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019, Vol 19, Issue 4, p121
- ISSN
1304-7361
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.tjem.2019.09.002