Background Limited data are available comparing air travel with the hypoxia inhalation test
(HIT) in passengers with COPD. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive capability …

Background Patients with COPD may need supplemental oxygen during air travel to avoid
development of severe hypoxemia. The current study evaluated whether the hypoxia …

Kelly PT, Swanney MP, Frampton C, Seccombe LM, Peters MJ, Beckert LE. Normobaric
hypoxia inhalation test vs. response to airline flight in healthy passengers. Aviat Space …

The reduced pressure in an aircraft cabin may cause significant hypoxaemia and respiratory
symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The current study …

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

Study objective We sought to compare arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO 2) relationships
between a 15.1% hypoxia inhalation test (HIT) at sea level and a hypobaric chamber …

Past studies have shown that patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) may experience oxygen desaturation at the cabin altitudes of pressurized aircraft …

Background: Predictive equations have been proposed as a simpler alternative to hypoxic
challenge testing (HCT) for determining the risk of in-flight hypoxia. Aim: To assess …

The aim of the study was to investigate hypoxaemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease patients during a commercial flight. The effect of a commercial flight, lasting 5 h 40 …

OBJECTIVE: The reduced pressure in aircraft cabins may cause severe hypoxemia and
respiratory distress in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …