Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología

Background: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) refers to signs and symptoms associated with hypobaric hypoxia. Its reported incidence is highly variable. Aim: To determine the incidence of AMS symptoms and severity at 3,500 and 4,250 m above sea level. Subjects and methods: A population of 362 soldiers w...

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Autores principales:	Vargas D,Manuel, Osorio F,Jorge, Jiménez E,Daniel, Moraga C,Fernando, Sepúlveda D,Margarita, Del Solar H,José, Hudson M,Cristián, Cortés M,Guillermo, León L,Angélica
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2001
Materias:	Altitude sickness Anoxia Mountaneering
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720010002000072001-04-09Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatologíaVargas D,ManuelOsorio F,JorgeJiménez E,DanielMoraga C,FernandoSepúlveda D,MargaritaDel Solar H,JoséHudson M,CristiánCortés M,GuillermoLeón L,Angélica Altitude sickness Anoxia Mountaneering Background: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) refers to signs and symptoms associated with hypobaric hypoxia. Its reported incidence is highly variable. Aim: To determine the incidence of AMS symptoms and severity at 3,500 and 4,250 m above sea level. Subjects and methods: A population of 362 soldiers without former exposure to altitude was studied. AMS symptoms, were assessed by an extensively used standard questionnaire (Lake Louise), applied 36-72 hours after exposure to high altitude. Results: A group of 200 recruits ascended to Putre (3,500 m) and a second group (162) ascended to Alto Pacollo (4,250 m). The incidence of AMS was 28% and 60% respectively (p<0.05). Headaches and sleeping difficulties were the most frequent symptoms at both altitudes. Furthermore, severe digestive problems and dizziness were described in a high proportion of individuals at both 3,500 and 4,250 m. Conclusions: The prevalence of AMS in this study is similar to that reported elsewhere at equivalent altitudes (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 166-72).info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.129 n.2 20012001-02-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872001000200007es10.4067/S0034-98872001000200007
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topic	Altitude sickness Anoxia Mountaneering
spellingShingle	Altitude sickness Anoxia Mountaneering Vargas D,Manuel Osorio F,Jorge Jiménez E,Daniel Moraga C,Fernando Sepúlveda D,Margarita Del Solar H,José Hudson M,Cristián Cortés M,Guillermo León L,Angélica Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
description	Background: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) refers to signs and symptoms associated with hypobaric hypoxia. Its reported incidence is highly variable. Aim: To determine the incidence of AMS symptoms and severity at 3,500 and 4,250 m above sea level. Subjects and methods: A population of 362 soldiers without former exposure to altitude was studied. AMS symptoms, were assessed by an extensively used standard questionnaire (Lake Louise), applied 36-72 hours after exposure to high altitude. Results: A group of 200 recruits ascended to Putre (3,500 m) and a second group (162) ascended to Alto Pacollo (4,250 m). The incidence of AMS was 28% and 60% respectively (p<0.05). Headaches and sleeping difficulties were the most frequent symptoms at both altitudes. Furthermore, severe digestive problems and dizziness were described in a high proportion of individuals at both 3,500 and 4,250 m. Conclusions: The prevalence of AMS in this study is similar to that reported elsewhere at equivalent altitudes (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 166-72).
author	Vargas D,Manuel Osorio F,Jorge Jiménez E,Daniel Moraga C,Fernando Sepúlveda D,Margarita Del Solar H,José Hudson M,Cristián Cortés M,Guillermo León L,Angélica
author_facet	Vargas D,Manuel Osorio F,Jorge Jiménez E,Daniel Moraga C,Fernando Sepúlveda D,Margarita Del Solar H,José Hudson M,Cristián Cortés M,Guillermo León L,Angélica
author_sort	Vargas D,Manuel
title	Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
title_short	Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
title_full	Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
title_fullStr	Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
title_full_unstemmed	Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
title_sort	mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2001
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872001000200007
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Mal agudo de montaña a 3.500 y 4.250 m: Un estudio de la incidencia y severidad de la sintomatología

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