Management of HAPE with bed rest and supplemental oxygen in hospital setting at high altitude (11,500 ft): A review of 43 cases

Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of treating high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) by bed rest and supplemental oxygen in hospital setting at high altitude. Materials and Methods: In a prospective case series, all patients who were diagnosed clinically with HAPE on admission to our hos...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Singhal, Srinivasa A Bhattachar, Sumit Rungta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;spage=31;epage=34;aulast=Singhal