Open AccessRelationship Between Arterial Oxygen Saturation and Hematocrit, and Effect of Slow Deep Breathing on Oxygen Saturation in Himalayan High Altitude Populations
Author(s) -
Ojashwi Nepal,
BR Pokharel,
Kishor Khanal,
SL Mallik,
BK Kapoor,
Rajendra Koju
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
kathmandu university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1812-2078
pISSN - 1812-2027
DOI - 10.3126/kumj.v10i3.8014
Subject(s) - hematocrit , effects of high altitude on humans , oxygen saturation , population , altitude (triangle) , pulse oximetry , hemoglobin , medicine , oxygen , anesthesia , anatomy , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , organic chemistry
The oxygen saturation of haemoglobin is reduced in high altitude-living organisms. Increase in the hematocrit is responsible for rise in the hemoglobin concentration so that the oxygen carrying capacity in the hypobaric hypoxic subject is elevated.