Background For decades, there is an unresolved debate about adequate prescription of
antibiotics for patients suffering from exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…

Lowlanders commonly report a poor sleep quality during the first few nights after arriving at
high altitude. Polysomnographic studies reveal that reductions in slow wave sleep are the …

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Rationale: Quantitative data on ventilation during acclimatization at very high altitude are
scant. Therefore, we monitored nocturnal ventilation and oxygen saturation in mountaineers …

Context Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) living near sea level
travel to altitude, but this may expose them to hypoxemia and exacerbation of sleep apnea. …

… Bloch, Konrad E., Tsogyal D. Latshang, and Silvia Ulrich. Patients with obstructive sleep …
capacity, and in the carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (Latshang et al., 2012). These changes …

… Author links open overlay panel Yvonne Nussbaumer-Ochsner MD a b , Tsogyal D.
Latshang MD a b , Silvia Ulrich MD a b , Malcolm Kohler MD b , Robert Thurnheer MD, FCCP c , …

Study Objectives: Newcomers at high altitude (> 3,000 m) experience periodic breathing, sleep
disturbances, and impaired cognitive performance. Whether similar adverse effects occur …

Background In adult patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) life-threatening
constipation has been reported. Since gastrointestinal function in DMD has not been rigorously …

BACKGROUND Sleep-disordered breathing may impair cerebral oxygenation in patients with
OSA syndrome, in particular during altitude travel. We studied cerebral tissue oxygenation …