Relation between exposure to altitude and ventilatory response: a review to facilitate the adaptation to high lands

Resumen

In order to update and arrange the information about the physiological response to the increase in altitude, this article is a literature review. Despite the lack of systematic studies that cause uncertainty in decision making for the proper management of human resources, in general it is identified the fourth day as one when the adaptation process starts over 3000 meters. The results presented here may be useful for the mining industry in Andean countries where thousands of workers are intended to operate at high altitudes.