Effect of ascent protocol on acute mountain sickness and success at Muztagh Ata, 7546 m.
Bloch KE, Turk AJ, Maggiorini M, Hess T, Merz T, Bosch MM, Barthelmes D, Hefti U, Pichler J, Senn O, Schoch OD.
Bloch KE, et al.
High Alt Med Biol. 2009 Spring;10(1):25-32. doi: 10.1089/ham.2008.1043.
High Alt Med Biol. 2009.
PMID: 19326598
Clinical Trial.
We evaluated the hypothesis that minor differences in ascent protocol influence acute mountain sickness (AMS) symptoms and mountaineering success in climbers to Muztagh Ata (7546 m), Western China. We performed a randomized, controlled trial during a high altitude m …
We evaluated the hypothesis that minor differences in ascent protocol influence acute mountain sickness (AMS) symptoms and mountaineering su …