Altitude mountain sickness among tourist populations: A review and pathophysiology supporting management with hyperbaric oxygen

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 197-207

  Butler, Gleen J ^a   Al Waili, N ^a,b   Passano, D V ^d   Ramos, J ^d   Chavarri, J ^e   Beale, J ^a   Allen, M W ^a   Lee, B Y ^a,c   Urteaga, G ^e   Salom, K ^a  

^a NEWT Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Centro de Investigación de Medicina de Aultura CIMA   (Peru)

^e Equipar Medical ^*  (Peru)

Author keywords

Altitude sickness; High altitude; Hyperbaric; Hypoxia; Oedema; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE SICKNESS; HIGH ALTITUDE; HYPERBARIC; HYPOXIA; OEDEMA;

AVIATION MEDICINE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; LANDFORMS; NASA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OXYGENATION; OXYGENATORS; SEA LEVEL;

OXYGEN;

ALTITUDE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALTITUDE SICKNESS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION;

EID: 79953894327     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2010.497890     Document Type: Article

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