par Mason, Nicholas 
Référence Current anaesthesia and critical care, 11, 2, page (104-112)
Publication Publié, 2000
Référence Current anaesthesia and critical care, 11, 2, page (104-112)
Publication Publié, 2000
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | A number of pathologies specific to high altitude, that are precipitated by exposure to hypobaric hypoxia, may be grouped under the broad heading of altitude illness. These overlapping conditions, acute mountain sickness, high altitude cerebral oedema and high altitude pulmonary oedema are all characterized by marked individual susceptibility, oedema formation and a usually rapid resolution on descent to lower altitude. Possible pathophysiological mechanisms, prevention and treatment are discussed. Sleep disturbance and periodic breathing, high altitude cough and local cold injury, or frostbite, are also reviewed. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd. |
