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4 questions · 4 findings · 2 reviews · Emergency and Critical Care

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Acetazolamide vs placebo

Side effects or other adverse events · participants at risk of high altitude illness

Acetazolamide may leads to higher adverse events: side effects‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival to 24 hours… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly‐used classes of drugs 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.19 [1.36, 3.53]
1 study · 400 participants
Low

Budesonide vs placebo

Side effects or other adverse events · participants at risk of high altitude illness

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly‐used classes of drugs 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Adverse effects during treatment Intervention: Hyperbaric chamber/ 160 millibars versus supplementary oxygen · people suffering from high altitude illness

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating acute high altitude illness 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 29 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Adverse effects Time of measurement: 1 to 48 hours after treatment, end of treatment Scale of measurement:not stated · people suffering from high altitude illness

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating acute high altitude illness 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 25 participants
Low