Pulse oximetry and predicting acute mountain sickness: are we asking the right questions?

Editorial

Jeremy S Windsor. Wilderness Environ Med. 2012 Jun.

. 2012 Jun;23(2):112-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.03.001.

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Oximetry fails to predict acute mountain sickness or summit success during a rapid ascent to 5640 meters.
Wagner DR, Knott JR, Fry JP. Wagner DR, et al. Wilderness Environ Med. 2012 Jun;23(2):114-21. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.02.015. Wilderness Environ Med. 2012. PMID: 22656656
Change in oxygen saturation does not predict acute mountain sickness on Jade Mountain.
Chen HC, Lin WL, Wu JY, Wang SH, Chiu TF, Weng YM, Hsu TY, Wu MH. Chen HC, et al. Wilderness Environ Med. 2012 Jun;23(2):122-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.03.014. Wilderness Environ Med. 2012. PMID: 22656657