A successful therapy of high-altitude pulmonary edema with a CPAP helmet on lenin peak

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-73

  Koch, Robert O ^a   Hinterhuber, Lukas ^a   Faulhaber, Martin ^b   Gatterer, Hannes ^b   Graupner, Steffen ^c,d   Muenzel, Kathrin ^c   Burtscher, Martin ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Diamir Erlebnisreisen GmbH   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure helmet; High altitude pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HELMET; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY;

ALTITUDE; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; PULMONARY EDEMA;

EID: 64149115688     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181915cce     Document Type: Article

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