Serious Altitude Illness in Travelers Who Visited a Pre‐Travel Clinic

ConclusionsSerious altitude illness was a very frequent problem in travelers who visited pre‐travel clinics. Young age, dark urine, travel in South America or Africa, and lack of acclimatization nights at moderate altitude were independent predictors. Furthermore, we found that seriously ill travelers seldom followed the advice to descend and to visit a physician.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - September 1, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mieke Croughs, Alfons Van Gompel, Sarah Rameckers, Jef Van den Ende Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research