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Effect of Dexamethasone on Nocturnal Oxygenation in Lowlanders With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Traveling to 3100 Meters: A Randomized Clinical Trial

IMPORTANCE: During mountain travel, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at risk of experiencing severe hypoxemia, in particular, during sleep. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether preventive dexamethasone treatment improves nocturnal oxygenation in lowlanders with COPD at 3100 m...

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Autores principales: Furian, Michael, Lichtblau, Mona, Aeschbacher, Sayaka S., Estebesova, Bermet, Emilov, Berik, Sheraliev, Ulan, Marazhapov, Nuriddin H., Mademilov, Maamed, Osmonov, Batyr, Bisang, Maya, Ulrich, Stefanie, Latshang, Tsogyal D., Ulrich, Silvia, Sooronbaev, Talant M., Bloch, Konrad E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6484579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30794302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0067