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Louis A, Pröpper C, Savina Y, Tanne C, Duperrex G, Robach P, Zellner P, Doutreleau S, Boulet JM, Frey A, Pillard F, Pistea C, Poussel M, Thuet T, Richalet JP, Lecoq-Jammes F. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Response to Hypoxia. High Alt Med Biol 2023; 24:321-328. [PMID: 37843910 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2022.0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Louis, Alexandre, Charlotte Pröpper, Yann Savina, Corentin Tanne, Guy Duperrex, Paul Robach, Pascal Zellner, Stéphane Doutreleau, Jean-Michel Boulet, Alain Frey, Fabien Pillard, Cristina Pistea, Mathias Poussel, Thomas Thuet, Jean-Paul Richalet, and François Lecoq-Jammes. The impact of COVID-19 on the response to hypoxia. High Alt Med Biol. 24:321-328, 2023. Background: Severe high-altitude illness (SHAI) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), while differing in most aspects of pathophysiology, both involve respiratory capacity. We examined the long-term impact of COVID-19 on response to hypoxia in individuals free of symptoms but having tested positive during the pandemic. The need for recommendations for such individuals planning a stay at high altitude are discussed. Methods: This multicenter study recruited participants from the multiSHAI cohort, all of whom had previously undergone a hypoxic exercise test. These participants were classified into two groups depending on whether they had since suffered mild-to-moderate COVID-19 (COVID+) or not (Control) and then asked to retake the test. Primary outcomes were: desaturation induced by hypoxia at exercise (ΔSpE), hypoxic cardiac response at exercise, hypoxic ventilatory response at exercise, and SHAI risk score. Results: A total of 68 participants retook the test, 36 classified in the COVID+ group. Analyses of primary outcomes showed no significant differences between groups. However, the COVID+ group showed significantly increased ventilation (VE) parameters during both hypoxic (p = 0.003) and normoxic exercise (p = 0.007). However, only the VE/oxygen consumption relationship during hypoxic exercise was significantly different. Conclusion: This study demonstrates no negative impact of COVID-19 on response to hypoxia as evaluated by the Richalet test. Clinical Trial Registration: NTC number: NCT05167357.
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- Alexandre Louis
- IFREMMONT (Training and Research Institute of Mountain Medicine), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
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- IFREMMONT (Training and Research Institute of Mountain Medicine), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
- UPR-4278 Laboratoire de Physiologie Expérimentale Cardiovasculaire (LaPEC)-Avignon Université, Avignon, France
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- IFREMMONT (Training and Research Institute of Mountain Medicine), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
- Pediatric Service, Metropole Savoie Hospital Center, Chambéry, France
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- IFREMMONT (Training and Research Institute of Mountain Medicine), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
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- National School for Mountain Sports, Site of the National School for Skiing and Mountaineering (ENSA), Chamonix, France
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- IFREMMONT (Training and Research Institute of Mountain Medicine), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
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- Sports Medicine Department, CHI Poissy/St Germain, Poissy, France
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- Sports Medicine Department, University Sports Clinic, Pierre Paul Riquet University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Mitochondria, Oxidative Stress, and Muscle Protection, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Physiology and Functional Exploration Service, University Hospital of Strasbourg, CHU, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pulmonary Function Testing and Exercise Physiology, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Sports Medicine Department, CHI Poissy/St Germain, Poissy, France
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- INSERM U1272, University Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny, France
- Medical Pole, INSEP, Paris, France
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- IFREMMONT (Training and Research Institute of Mountain Medicine), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
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Damoisy JB, Destombes V, Savina Y, Pröpper CJ, Braun C, Tanné C. Epidemiology, prevention methods, and risk factors of foot blisters in French trail ultramarathons. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2023:S0022-4707.23.14937-1. [PMID: 37166255 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.23.14937-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Blisters are a common running injury and are known to limit runners' performance. There have been many studies on the subject with contrasting results. It would therefore be useful to describe more clearly blister epidemiology, blister prevention methods, and risk factors of blister development. METHODS This study is a retrospective anonymous, post-race survey. Runners were contacted by email after races in France during the summer and autumn of 2021 and asked to fill-in an online survey about their experience with blisters and running experiences. RESULTS Five hundred and thirty-three runners participated, of whom were 468 (88%) men and 47 women (12%), mean age 42±9.75. Sixty-one percent (N.=329) of runners applied blister prevention methods before the start of the race and 29% (N.=155) reported blisters at the end of the race. Most commonly used blisters prevention methods were: anti-friction cream 79% (N.=260), "anti-blister socks" 33% (N.=107), paper tape 13% (N.=44), and topical lemon application 11% (N.=36). Having a history of blisters in the past is strongly associated with blisters onset OR=15.950 (9.135-29.640; P<0.0001). Distances ran between 40 to 74 km appeared to be the less likely to cause blisters OR 0.188 (0.045-0.729; P=0.019). None of the studied blister prevention methods seemed to match the protective effect of running shorter distances. CONCLUSIONS Having a history of previous blisters is a major risk factor for blister occurrence, while running shorter distances seems protective.
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- Jean-Baptiste Damoisy
- Sports Medicine, Hôpitaux du Pays du Mont-Blanc, Sallanches, France
- Institute of Training and Research in Mountain Medicine (IFREMMONT), Tour 2 PUMORI, Promenade du Fori, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
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- Sports Medicine, Hôpitaux du Pays du Mont-Blanc, Sallanches, France
- Institute of Training and Research in Mountain Medicine (IFREMMONT), Tour 2 PUMORI, Promenade du Fori, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
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- Institute of Training and Research in Mountain Medicine (IFREMMONT), Tour 2 PUMORI, Promenade du Fori, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
- University of Lille, Artois University, and University of the Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULR 7369 - URePSSS - Unit of Multidisciplinary Research Sport Santé Société, Lille, France
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers Locatie Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Service of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology, and Cystic Fibrosis, Mother and Child Hospital, Civil Hospitals of Lyon, Bron, France
- International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI), INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR 5308, Lyon, France
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- Institute of Training and Research in Mountain Medicine (IFREMMONT), Tour 2 PUMORI, Promenade du Fori, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France -
- Service of Pediatrics, Chambéry Hospital, Chambéry, France
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Perger E, Baillieul S, Esteve F, Pichon A, Bilo G, Soranna D, Doutreleau S, Savina Y, Ulliel-Roche M, Brugniaux JV, Stauffer E, Oberholzer L, Howe C, Hannco I, Lombardi C, Tamisier R, Pepin JL, Verges S, Parati G. Nocturnal hypoxemia, blood pressure, vascular status and chronic mountain sickness in the highest city in the world. Ann Med 2022; 54:1884-1893. [PMID: 35786084 PMCID: PMC9258438 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2091791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a condition characterized by excessive erythrocytosis in response to chronic hypobaric hypoxia. CMS frequently triggers cardiorespiratory diseases such as pulmonary hypertension and right or left heart failure. Ambient hypoxia might be further amplified night-time by intermittent hypoxia related to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) so that sleep disturbance may be an important feature of CMS. Our aim was to characterize in a cross-sectional study nocturnal hypoxaemia, SDB, blood pressure (BP), arterial stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in highlanders living at extreme altitude. METHODS Men aged 18 to 55 years were prospectively recruited. Home sleep apnoea test, questionnaires (short-form health survey; Montreal cognitive assessment; Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire Index and the Insomnia severity index), 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, CIMT and arterial stiffness were evaluated in 3 groups: i) Andean lowlanders (sea-level); ii) highlanders living at 3,800 m and iii) highlanders living at 5,100 m. Analyses were conducted in sub-groups according to 1) CMS severity 2) healthy subjects living at the three different altitude. RESULTS Ninety-two males were evaluated at their living altitudes. Among the 54 highlanders living at 5,100 m, subjects with CMS showed lower mean nocturnal oxygen saturation (SpO2), SpO2 nadir, lower pulse wave velocity and higher nocturnal BP variability than those with no-CMS. Lower nocturnal SpO2 nadir was associated with higher CMS severity (ß= -0.14, p=.009). Among the 55 healthy subjects, healthy highlanders at 5,100 m were characterized by lower scores on quality of life and sleep quality scales and lower mean SpO2 compared to lowlanders. CONCLUSIONS Lower nocturnal SpO2 and higher nocturnal BP variability are associated with CMS severity in individuals living permanently at high altitude. The role of lower SpO2 and higher nocturnal BP variability in the cardiovascular progression of CMS and in the overall prognosis of the disease need to be evaluated in further studies.
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- Elisa Perger
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Biostatistic Unit, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Inserm UA7, Rayonnement Synchrotron pour la Recherche Biomédicale, Grenoble, France
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Université de Poitiers, Laboratory Mobility, aging & exercise (MOVE, EA6314), Poitiers, France
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Biostatistic Unit, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Biostatistics unit, Milan, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Interuniversity Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (LIBM, EA7424), "Red Blood cell and Vascular Biology" team, Univ Lyon - University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Biostatistic Unit, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Biostatistic Unit, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Kotzki S, Savina Y, Bouvet R, Gil H, Blaise S, Cracowski JL, Roustit M. Iontophoresis of treprostinil promotes wound healing in a murine model of scleroderma-related ulcers. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:2704-2708. [PMID: 34888615 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, chronic disease characterized by fibrosis, vascular alterations and digital ulcerations. Few drugs have shown efficacy to enhance wound healing of existing SSc-related ulcers. Local delivery of treprostinil, a prostacyclin analogue, may improve wound healing. The present work aimed first at developing a mouse model of SSc-related ulcerations and second at assessing the effect of iontophoresis of treprostinil on wound healing. METHODS We used two murine models of SSc: chemically-induced with HOCl, and Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR)-deficient. Excisional wounding was performed on the dorsal midline with a biopsy punch. Animals were randomized into three groups: treated with electrostimulation alone, with treprostinil iontophoresis, or untreated. We assessed wound healing over time, as well as skin microvascular reactivity, inflammation, microvessel density, and collagen distribution, before wounding and after re-epithelialization. RESULTS uPAR-/- mice, but not HOCl-treated mice, showed impaired wound healing and decreased microvascular reactivity compared with their controls. Treprostinil iontophoresis improved wound healing and microvascular density and decreased inflammation in uPAR-/- mice, while electro-stimulation did not. However, treprostinil had no effect on microvascular reactivity and collagen distribution. CONCLUSION This study suggests that excisional wounds in uPAR-/- mice are a relevant model of SSc-related ulcers. In addition, treprostinil iontophoresis enhances wound healing in this model. Further work in now needed to show whether this effect translates in humans.
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- Sylvain Kotzki
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UMR1300, HP2, 38000, France .Grenoble.,Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, 38043, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UMR1300, HP2, 38000, France .Grenoble
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UMR1300, HP2, 38000, France .Grenoble
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- Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, 38043, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UMR1300, HP2, 38000, France .Grenoble.,Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, 38043, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UMR1300, HP2, 38000, France .Grenoble.,Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, 38043, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UMR1300, HP2, 38000, France .Grenoble.,Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, 38043, France
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Savina Y, Duflot T, Bounoure F, Kotzki S, Thiebaut PA, Serreau PA, Skiba M, Picquenot JM, Cornic M, Morisseau C, Hammock B, Imbert L, Cracowski JL, Richard V, Roustit M, Bellien J. Impact of the acute local inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase on diabetic skin microcirculatory dysfunction. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2019; 16:523-529. [PMID: 31267765 PMCID: PMC7307659 DOI: 10.1177/1479164119860215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The impact of the local inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase, which metabolizes vasodilator and anti-inflammatory epoxyeicosanoids, on diabetic skin microvascular dysfunction was assessed. In diabetic db/db mice, basal skin blood flow assessed using laser Doppler imaging was similar to that of control mice, but thermal hyperemia was markedly reduced. At 2 h after the topical administration of an aqueous gel containing the soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor trans-4-[4-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-cyclohexyloxy]-benzoic acid (t-AUCB: 400 mg/L), the peak concentration of t-AUCB was detected in the skin of diabetic mice, which quickly decreased thereafter. In parallel, 2 h after application of t-AUCB treatment, thermal hyperemia was increased compared to the control gel. Quantification of t-AUCB in plasma of treated animals showed no or low systemic diffusion. Furthermore, haematoxylin and eosin histological staining of skin biopsies showed that skin integrity was preserved in t-AUCB-treated mice. Finally, for pig ear skin, a surrogate for human skin, using Franz diffusion cells, we observed a continuous diffusion of t-AUCB from 2 h after application to beyond 24 h. A single topical administration of a soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor improves microcirculatory function in the skin of db/db mice and might represent a new therapeutic approach for preventing the development of skin complications in diabetic patients.
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- Yann Savina
- Université Grenoble Alpes, HP2 UMR INSERM 1042, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- CHU Grenoble Alpes, Pôle Recherche, INSERM CIC1406, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rouen University Hospital, F-76000 Rouen, France
- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Pharmacogenetics, Rouen University Hospital, 76000 Rouen, France
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Galenic, Normandy University, UNIROUEN, F-76000 Rouen, France
- INSERM U1239 Normandy University, UNIROUEN, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, HP2 UMR INSERM 1042, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- CHU Grenoble Alpes, Pôle Recherche, INSERM CIC1406, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rouen University Hospital, F-76000 Rouen, France
- Department of Galenic, Normandy University, UNIROUEN, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Galenic, Normandy University, UNIROUEN, F-76000 Rouen, France
- INSERM U1239 Normandy University, UNIROUEN, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Pathology, Henri Becquerel Center, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rouen University Hospital, F-76000 Rouen, France
- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Pharmacogenetics, Rouen University Hospital, 76000 Rouen, France
- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Pharmacogenetics, Rouen University Hospital, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, HP2 UMR INSERM 1042, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- CHU Grenoble Alpes, Pôle Recherche, INSERM CIC1406, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rouen University Hospital, F-76000 Rouen, France
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, HP2 UMR INSERM 1042, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- CHU Grenoble Alpes, Pôle Recherche, INSERM CIC1406, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rouen University Hospital, F-76000 Rouen, France
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, F-76000 Rouen, France
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Savina Y, Leal S, Zellner P, Becker F, Piris M, Cauchy E. The Effect of a 300 mBar Increase in Barometric Pressure on Digital Microcirculation in Healthy Subjects Exposed to High Altitude: Is the Use of a Portable Hyperbaric Chamber to Treat Frostbite and/or Hypothermia in the Field Indicated? (Flow_Pulse Study). High Alt Med Biol 2019; 20:56-60. [PMID: 30615485 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2018.0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hypothermia and frostbite occur when there is a significant decrease in central and peripheral body temperature in individuals exposed to cold windy conditions, often at high altitude or in a mountain environment. Portable hyperbaric chambers increase the barometric pressure and thereby the partial pressure of oxygen inside the chamber, and their use is a well-known treatment for altitude illness. This study aims to show that a portable hyperbaric chamber could also be used to treat hypothermia and frostbite in the field, when rescue or descent is impossible or delayed. METHODS During a European research program (SOS-MAM, Flow Pulse study) measurements were taken from 27 healthy nonacclimatized voluntary subjects (21 men, 6 women, mean age 41 ± 17) at an altitude of 3800 m (Chamonix Mountain Lab, Aiguille du Midi, France) right before and immediately after spending 1 hour in a portable hyperbaric chamber at 300 mbar. We measured digital cutaneous temperature (Tcut), digital cutaneous blood flow (Fcut), digital tissue oxygenation (TcPO2), blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, and core temperature. Air temperature inside the chamber (Tchamb) was measured throughout the whole session. RESULTS We observed significant increases in Tchamb: 9.3°C compared with the outside temperature, Tcut: +7.5°C (±6.2°C 71%), Fcut: +58PU (±89) (+379%), TcPO2: +18 mmHg (±11.9) (304%), and SpO2: 13%. CONCLUSION This study shows that a portable hyperbaric chamber can be used to treat frostbite and/or hypothermia in the field at altitude when descent or rescue is impossible or even simply delayed.
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- Yann Savina
- 1 IFREMMONT (Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne) Hôpital de Chamonix, Hôpital de Chamonix, Chamonix, France
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- 1 IFREMMONT (Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne) Hôpital de Chamonix, Hôpital de Chamonix, Chamonix, France
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- 1 IFREMMONT (Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne) Hôpital de Chamonix, Hôpital de Chamonix, Chamonix, France
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- 1 IFREMMONT (Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne) Hôpital de Chamonix, Hôpital de Chamonix, Chamonix, France.,2 Médecine Vasculaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, Switzerland
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- 1 IFREMMONT (Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne) Hôpital de Chamonix, Hôpital de Chamonix, Chamonix, France
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- 1 IFREMMONT (Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne) Hôpital de Chamonix, Hôpital de Chamonix, Chamonix, France
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Corroyer D, Devouche E, Bernard JM, Bonnet P, Savina Y. Comparaison de six logiciels pour l'analyse de la variance d'un plan S(A2*B2> déséquilibré. psy 2003. [DOI: 10.3406/psy.2003.29638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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