Long-Term Monitoring of Oxygen Saturation at Altitude Can Be Useful in Predicting the Subsequent Development of Moderate-to-Severe Acute Mountain Sickness

Conclusions We conclude that AMS+ subjects exhibit a more severe and prolonged oxygen desaturation than do AMS– subjects starting from the beginning of altitude exposure, but the predictive power of Spo 2 is accurate only for AMS++.
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research