High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Vail, Colorado, 1975-1982

Between 1975 and 1982 a total of 47 cases of high-altitude pulmonary edema occurred in Vail, Colorado, elevation 2,500 m (8,200 ft). All occurred in visitors from lower altitudes. The mean age of the patients was 35.6 years, and 93% were men. Most patients had tachycardia, tachypnea and fever. The m...

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Published inThe Western journal of medicine Vol. 144; no. 5; pp. 569 - 573
Main Author Sophocles, Jr, A M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.05.1986
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Altitude Sickness - complications
Altitude Sickness - epidemiology
Altitude Sickness - therapy
Child
Clinical Medicine
Colorado
Female
Humans
Hypoxia - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Edema - diagnosis
Pulmonary Edema - epidemiology
Pulmonary Edema - therapy
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Summary:Between 1975 and 1982 a total of 47 cases of high-altitude pulmonary edema occurred in Vail, Colorado, elevation 2,500 m (8,200 ft). All occurred in visitors from lower altitudes. The mean age of the patients was 35.6 years, and 93% were men. Most patients had tachycardia, tachypnea and fever. The mean time of onset of cough and shortness of breath was 2.5 days after arrival. The average total ascent of the patients was 2,330 m (7,644 ft) in less than one day from a mean residential elevation of 170 m (556 ft). Also, 91% of the cases occurred between December and April, when the average daily temperature was −4.3°C (24.3°F) and the ambient barometric pressure was 22.37 in of mercury. Images
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