以玉山登山口與平地血氧飽和度差異預測急性高山病

Translated title of the contribution: Predicting Acute Mountain Sickness Susceptibility in Jade Mountain Climbers by Oxygen Saturation at Mountain Entrance and Sea-level

高 偉君, 曾 春典, 陳 秀熙, 馬 惠明, Jin-Jong Chen, Wei-Fong Kao

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Abstract

Objective: To examine acute mountain sickness (AMS) in Jade mountain climbers using oxygen saturation (SpO2) at different altitudes.
Methods: Twenty-six climbers (12 female, 14 male) aged 29 to 70 years (mean 45.88±9.7) were enrolled. All lived below 1 km. AMS was diagnosed using the Lake Louise Consensus. A climber with at least one high altitude symptom was defined as having high altitude syndrome (HAS). Levels of SpO2 and answers to AMS questionnaires were recorded at different altitudes.
Results: The most common high altitude symptom was insomnia, then headache and nausea. The HAS and AMS prevalence rates were 80.8% and 34.6%, respectively. The average SpO2 level at Jade Mountain peak was 84.19±5.39%. The lower the SpO2 level at the entrance of Jade Mountain (2659 m), the higher the Lake Louise AMS score (LLAMSS) (r=-0.215, P=0.047). The greater decline in SpO2 level between the entrance of Jade Mountain and sea-level, the greater the risk of HAS (×1.8) and AMS (×2.0).
Conclusions: A large decline in SpO2 level between the entrance of Jade Mountain and sea-level positively correlated with the incidence rates for HAS and AMS.
Translated title of the contributionPredicting Acute Mountain Sickness Susceptibility in Jade Mountain Climbers by Oxygen Saturation at Mountain Entrance and Sea-level
Original languageChinese (Traditional)
Pages (from-to)47-54
Number of pages8
Journal中華民國急救加護醫學會雜誌
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2006

Keywords

  • acute mountain sickness
  • oxygen saturation
  • Jade Mountain
  • high altitude syndrome

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