Xenon Inhalation for Expeditions to High Altitude: A Position Statement from the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, UIAA) Medical Commission
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00064211%3A_____%2F25%3AW0000083" target="_blank" >RIV/00064211:_____/25:W0000083 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68407700:21460/25:00390741 RIV/00216208:11120/25:43928636
Result on the web
<a href="https://oadoi.org/10.1089/ham.2025.0018" target="_blank" >https://oadoi.org/10.1089/ham.2025.0018</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ham.2025.0018" target="_blank" >10.1089/ham.2025.0018</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Xenon Inhalation for Expeditions to High Altitude: A Position Statement from the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, UIAA) Medical Commission
Original language description
Hilty, Matthias P, Urs Hefti, Pierre Bouzat, Hannes Gatterer, Lenka Horakova, Linda E Keyes, Justin Lawley, Benjamin D Levine, George Rodway, Daniel Trevena, Eduardo Vinhaes, and Benoit Champigneulle. Xenon Inhalation for Expeditions to High Altitude: A Position Statement from the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, UIAA) Medical Commission. High Alt Med Biol. 00:00-00, 2025.Background and Methods: Recently, xenon inhalation has been advertised for use as a pre-acclimatization method for high-altitude climbs, but this use is controversial and not without risks. The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, UIAA) Medical Commission convened a panel, including external experts, to develop a position statement on xenon inhalation as a pre-acclimatization method.Results: In this statement, we summarize the current state of research and discuss possible directions of future investigations. A pre-acclimatization strategy using xenon inhalation includes risks of respiratory depression, hypoxemia, systemic hypertension, and neurological impairment. The potential benefits of xenon inhalation, such as erythropoiesis, an increase in hemoglobin mass, or increased oxygen availability to the tissues, are not supported by the existing, current evidence.Conclusion: The UIAA Medical Commission recommends against the use of xenon inhalation in preparation for or during expeditions to high altitude unless part of a controlled study with appropriately qualified medical support such as anesthesia personnel.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY
ISSN
1527-0297
e-ISSN
1557-8682
Volume of the periodical
26
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
3
Pages from-to
385-387
UT code for WoS article
001523355900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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