Effect of dexamethasone prophylaxis on sleep and breathing disturbances in high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) susceptible subjects after rapid ascent to 4559m

Y. Nussbaumer-Ochsner, J. Ursprung, C. Siebenmann, M. Maggiorini, K. Bloch (Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Lung disease and mountain sickness: the importance of ventilatory control
Session: Lung disease and mountain sickness: the importance of ventilatory control
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 982
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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Y. Nussbaumer-Ochsner, J. Ursprung, C. Siebenmann, M. Maggiorini, K. Bloch (Switzerland). Effect of dexamethasone prophylaxis on sleep and breathing disturbances in high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) susceptible subjects after rapid ascent to 4559m. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 982

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