Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness?
Background: It is postulated that lack of hypoxic ventilatory response is a predictor for AMS. End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is an accurate, noninvasive surrogate measure of ventilation. Objectives: We sought to determine if changes in baseline ETCO2 predicts the development of AMS. Methods: This...
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| author | Josef G. Thundiyil Alex T. Williams Ian Little Margaret Stutsman Jay G. Ladde Linda Papa |
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| description | Background: It is postulated that lack of hypoxic ventilatory response is a predictor for AMS. End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is an accurate, noninvasive surrogate measure of ventilation. Objectives: We sought to determine if changes in baseline ETCO2 predicts the development of AMS. Methods: This prospective cohort study took place in three separate high-altitude hiking treks. Subjects included a convenience sample of hikers. Predictor variable was change in ETCO2 levels and outcome variable was AMS. Measurements of ETCO2 levels were obtained at the base and repeated daily at various elevations and the summit of each hike. Concurrently, hikers were scored for AMS by a trained investigator. We utilized correlation coefficients and developed a linear regression model for analysis. Results: 21 subjects in 3 separate hikes participated: 10 ascended to 19,341 ft over 7 days, 6 ascended to 8900 ft in 1 day, and 4 ascended to 11,006 ft in 1 day. Mean age was 40 years, 67% were males, mean daily elevation gain was 2150 ft, and 5 hikers developed AMS. The correlation coefficients for ETCO2 and development of AMS were −0.46 (95%CI -0.33 to −0.57), and −0.77 (95%CI -0.71 to −0.83) for ETCO2 and altitude. ETCO2 predicted the development of symptoms better than the elevation with AUCs of 0.90 (95%CI 0.81–0.99) versus 0.64 (95%CI 0.45–0.83). An ETCO2 measurement of ≤22 mmHg was 100% sensitive and 60% specific for predicting AMS. Conclusions: ETCO2 was strongly correlated with altitude and moderately correlated with AMS and it was a better predictor than altitude. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64fd2dc9cac0451eaefb489af5d4d3442023-05-31T04:46:16ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-05-0195e16000Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness?Josef G. Thundiyil0Alex T. Williams1Ian Little2Margaret Stutsman3Jay G. Ladde4Linda Papa5Corresponding author.; Orlando Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, United StatesOrlando Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, United StatesOrlando Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, United StatesOrlando Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, United StatesOrlando Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, United StatesOrlando Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, United StatesBackground: It is postulated that lack of hypoxic ventilatory response is a predictor for AMS. End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is an accurate, noninvasive surrogate measure of ventilation. Objectives: We sought to determine if changes in baseline ETCO2 predicts the development of AMS. Methods: This prospective cohort study took place in three separate high-altitude hiking treks. Subjects included a convenience sample of hikers. Predictor variable was change in ETCO2 levels and outcome variable was AMS. Measurements of ETCO2 levels were obtained at the base and repeated daily at various elevations and the summit of each hike. Concurrently, hikers were scored for AMS by a trained investigator. We utilized correlation coefficients and developed a linear regression model for analysis. Results: 21 subjects in 3 separate hikes participated: 10 ascended to 19,341 ft over 7 days, 6 ascended to 8900 ft in 1 day, and 4 ascended to 11,006 ft in 1 day. Mean age was 40 years, 67% were males, mean daily elevation gain was 2150 ft, and 5 hikers developed AMS. The correlation coefficients for ETCO2 and development of AMS were −0.46 (95%CI -0.33 to −0.57), and −0.77 (95%CI -0.71 to −0.83) for ETCO2 and altitude. ETCO2 predicted the development of symptoms better than the elevation with AUCs of 0.90 (95%CI 0.81–0.99) versus 0.64 (95%CI 0.45–0.83). An ETCO2 measurement of ≤22 mmHg was 100% sensitive and 60% specific for predicting AMS. Conclusions: ETCO2 was strongly correlated with altitude and moderately correlated with AMS and it was a better predictor than altitude.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023032073Altitude illnessAcute mountain sicknessEnd tidal carbon dioxide |
| spellingShingle | Josef G. Thundiyil Alex T. Williams Ian Little Margaret Stutsman Jay G. Ladde Linda Papa Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness? Heliyon Altitude illness Acute mountain sickness End tidal carbon dioxide |
| title | Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness? |
| title_full | Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness? |
| title_fullStr | Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness? |
| title_short | Does a change in end-tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness? |
| title_sort | does a change in end tidal carbon dioxide level predict high altitude mountain sickness |
| topic | Altitude illness Acute mountain sickness End tidal carbon dioxide |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023032073 |
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