Right-to-left shunts in lowlanders with COPD traveling to altitude - A randomized controlled trial with dexamethasone.

Mona Lichtblau,Michael Furian,Sayaka S. Aeschbacher,Maya Bisang,Ulan Sheraliev,Maamed Mademilov,Nuriddin H. Marazhapov,Stefanie Ulrich,Talant Sooronbaev,Konrad E. Bloch,Silvia Ulrich

Right-to-left shunts in lowlanders with COPD traveling to altitude - A randomized controlled trial with dexamethasone.

2019

Mona Lichtblau
Michael Furian
Sayaka S. Aeschbacher
Maya Bisang
Ulan Sheraliev
Maamed Mademilov
Nuriddin H. Marazhapov
Stefanie Ulrich
Talant Sooronbaev
Konrad E. Bloch
Silvia Ulrich

Background: Right-to-left shunts (RLS) are prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and might exaggerate oxygen desaturation, especially at altitude. Aim: To study th...

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Chemistry
Dexamethasone
Diabetes mellitus
COPD
Shunt (electrical)
Randomized controlled trial
Right-to-left shunt
Anesthesia
oxygen desaturation
Altitude
Intracardiac injection

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