Predicting the Need for Supplemental Oxygen During Airline Flight in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease: A Comparison of Predictive Equations and Altitude Simulation | Zendy

Ana C. Bradi | Zendy; Marie E. Faughnan | Zendy; Matthew B. Stanbrook | Zendy; Eva Deschenes-Leek | Zendy; Kenneth R. Chapman | Zendy

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Predicting the Need for Supplemental Oxygen During Airline Flight in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease: A Comparison of Predictive Equations and Altitude Simulation

Author(s) -

Ana C. Bradi,

Marie E. Faughnan,

Matthew B. Stanbrook,

Eva Deschenes-Leek,

Kenneth R. Chapman

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2009/371901

Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxemia , altitude (triangle) , population , predictive value , effects of high altitude on humans , hypoxia (environmental) , oxygenation , surgery , oxygen , environmental health , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , anatomy

Patients with chronic pulmonary diseases are at increased risk of hypoxemia when travelling by air. Screening guidelines, predictive equations based on ground level measurements and altitude simulation laboratory procedures have been recommended for determining risk but have not been rigorously evaluated and compared.

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