Shi-fan Zhang, De-hai Zhang, Hui-ping Liu, Wei Gao, Xiao-hong Luo, Jian-ying Wu, Shu-xin Lin, Chuan-lan Liu, Xian-ying Zhang, Tian-duo Chen
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic parameters of acute respiratory distress syndrome/multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (ARDS/MODS) at high altitude (H-ARDS/MODS) with that on plain, and to establish a more practical diagnostic criterion of H-ARDS/MODS. METHODS: Five hundred and five cases fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of ARDS/MODS were divided into three groups according to the altitude of their habitation: control group including inhabitants (<430 m) on plain (CG, n=113), moderate high altitude group 1 inhabitants at the altitude of 1,517 m (H1G, n=314), moderate high altitude group 2 inhabitants at the altitude of 2,261 m to 2,400 m (H2G, n=78)...
April 2005: Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue, Chinese Critical Care Medicine, Zhongguo Weizhongbing Jijiuyixue