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Prevention of Altitude Illness

NOMINATED TOPIC | March 29, 2024

1. What is the decision or change (e.g., clinical topic, practice guideline, system design, delivery of care) you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evidence would be helpful?

Prevention of altitude illness

2. Why are you struggling with this issue?

Millions of people go to attitude each year and there are clinic trials about prevention of altitude sickness but there has not been a systematic review of this topic

3. What do you want to see changed? How will you know that your issue is improving or has been addressed?

To find a consensus from the data ok best methods of preventions and knowledge gaps to guide further research

4. When do you need the evidence report?

Sat, 03/29/2025

5. What will you do with the evidence report?

Will publish in high quality journal to highlight both what is known and guidance for future research

Optional Information About You

What is your role or perspective? Physician

May we contact you if we have questions about your nomination? Yes

Page last reviewed March 2024
Page originally created March 2024

Internet Citation: Prevention of Altitude Illness. Content last reviewed March 2024. Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/prevention-altitude-illness

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