title: [Aviation and high-altitude medicine for anaesthetists: part 1: physical basics and pathophysiology].
abstract: Air travel has become a natural part of modern life. Both the environment, they take place in and the physical changes humans are exposed to must not be underestimated. Changes of pressure and volume of gases in higher altitudes induce specific physiological reactions, whereas limitations to compensate need to be acknowledged. It is the artificial environment of the aircraft cabin that allows travel in usual flight levels. Nevertheless, mild hypoxia and its sequeale have to be considered.
authors.affiliation: Gruppenleiterder Flugmedizin des Medizinischen Dienstes der Deutschen Lufthansa AG, Frankfurt / Main. stefan.pump@dlh.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pump
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stüben
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D000531:Altitude; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*