INTRODUCTION Need for new recommendations for managing passengers with respiratory
disease planning air travel Since the first British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommendations …

BTS recommendations for managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning
air travel were published in Thorax in 2011. 1 This followed original guidance published in …

Patients with chronic lung disease may have mild hypoxemia at sea level. Some of these
cases may go unrecognized, and even among those who are known to be hypoxemic, some …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a challenging respiratory problem
throughout the world. Although survival is prolonged with new therapies and better …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Tibetan turnip (Brassica rapa L.), widely
distributed in Tibet region, is an edible and medical plant with effects of “tonic and anti …

Hampson NB, Kregenow DA, Mahoney AM, Kirtland SH, Horan KL, Holm JR, Gerbino AJ.
Altitude exposures during commercial flight: a reappraisal. Aviat Space Environ Med 2013; …

Background The reduced pressure in the aircraft cabin may cause significant hypoxaemia
and respiratory distress in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background Limited data are available on the effects of air travel in patients with pulmonary
hypertension (PH), despite their risk of physiologic compromise. We sought to quantify the …

BACKGROUND: Recent air travel recommendations suggest patients with precapillary
pulmonary hypertension (PCPH) in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class 3 …

Background/aims Amongst numerous travellers to high altitude (HA) are many with the
highly prevalent COPD, who are at particular risk for altitude-related adverse health effects …