Open AccessEffect of Moderate Elevation above Sea Level on Blood Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Young Adults
Author(s) -
Shmuel Goldberg,
Eadit Buhbut,
Francis B. Mimouni,
Leon Joseph,
Elie Picard
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000336554
Subject(s) - medicine , altitude (triangle) , oxygen saturation , pulse oximetry , effects of high altitude on humans , sea level , zoology , oxygen , anesthesia , anatomy , biology , mathematics , chemistry , geometry , organic chemistry , physical geography , geography
Arterial hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SaO₂) decreases at an altitude of >1,500 m. There are no reports on normal SaO₂ at altitudes between 0 and 1,500 m. The clinical significance of decreased SaO₂ at such altitudes is unclear.
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