Impact of Study Design on Reported Incidences of Acute Mountain Sickness: A Systematic Review

Article Article scientifique Article Impact of Study Design on Reported Incidences of Acute Mountain Sickness: A Systematic Review eng 2015 author Waeber Baptiste 660331 author Kayser Bengt E. 0000-0002-9776-7501 24108 author Dumont Lionel 582454 author Lysakowski Christopher 565566 author Tramer Martin 124140 author Elia Nadia 0000-0003-1787-9288 87569 204-215 10.1089/ham.2015.0022 26230550 1527-0297 Published incidences of acute mountain sickness (AMS) vary widely. Reasons for this variation, and predictive factors of AMS, are not well understood. We aimed to identify predictive factors that are associated with the occurrence of AMS, and to test the hypothesis that study design is an independent predictive factor of AMS incidence. We did a systematic search (Medline, bibliographies) for relevant articles in English or French, up to April 28, 2013. Studies of any design reporting on AMS incidence in humans without prophylaxis were selected. Data on incidence and potential predictive factors were extracted by two reviewers and crosschecked by four reviewers. Associations between predictive factors and AMS incidence were sought through bivariate and multivariate analyses for different study designs separately. Association between AMS incidence and study design was assessed using multiple linear regression. Altitude Altitude Sickness/epidemiology Cohort Studies Data Accuracy Forecasting Humans Incidence Mountaineering Research Design Dewey 613 Dewey 617 63 Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences 229 66 Institut de santé globale 22A1 false 47 La médecine périopératoire et l'anesthésie 70 High altitude medicine & biology 16 3 c004e91a-2741-4768-863e-f2b8391d8bd7 Article (Published version) Restricted ham%2E2015%2E0022.pdf 313824 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale

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