Prevalence of oxygen desaturation and use of oxygen at home in adults at sea level and at moderate altitude.

نویسندگان

  • R Perez-Padilla
  • L Torre-Bouscoulet
  • A Muiño
  • M N Marquez
  • M V Lopez
  • M M de Oca
  • C Talamo
  • A M B Menezes
چکیده

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of oxygen desaturation in adults aged>or=40 yrs as altitude above sea level increases. A population-based, cross-sectional study with a multistage cluster sampling of 1,063 subjects from metropolitan Mexico City (Mexico; 2,240 m above sea level), 1,357 from Caracas (Venezuela; 950 m) and 943 from Montevideo (Uruguay; 35 m). The mean of six measurements of arterial oxygen saturation (SP,O2) was estimated using a pulse oximeter. Mean SP,O2 decreased with altitude. No subject from Montevideo had a mean SP,O288%. In conclusion, the prevalence of hypoxaemia was closely related to altitude. Priorities for oxygen prescription must be defined in moderate altitudes because it is unfeasible to provide it to all subjects fulfilling the criteria commonly used.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 27 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006