El presente es un estudio de tipo prospectivo, longitudinal y analítico para conocer las características del período de adaptación de los recién nacidos en la altura y determinar la frecuencia cardiaca y frecuencia respiratoria durante los períodos de adaptación del recién nacido en la altura. Se estudiaron a un total de 81 neonatos de ambos sexos, seleccionados de acuerdo a los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, del Hospital III Juliaca, de EsSalud, localizado a 3 828 m.s.n.m. Se encontró que la saturación de oxígeno se incrementó progresivamente con un promedio de 69,1 a los 5 minutos, 79,6 a los 15 minutos, 88 a los 30 minutos estabilizándose a los 120 minutos donde se tiene un valor promedio de 90,5. Se observó una disminución progresiva de la frecuencia cardiaca, estabilizándose a partir de las 3 horas. A los 5 minutos, una frecuencia respiratoria de 68,3 respirac...

Introduction: Birth is a mandatory environmental change for the fetus when turning into a newborn. The adjustment processes that occcur in the minutes following childbirth are crucially important for the baby’s survival in the extrauterine environment. High-altitude environmental conditions, particularly hypobaric hypoxia, make this adjustment period different from what occurs in babies born in a normoxic envirronment. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of the adjustment period for high-altitude newborns. Also, we measured both cardiac and respiratory rates during the adjustment period in high-altitude newborns. Materials and methods: This is a prospective, longitudinal and analytical study, where 81 female and male newborns selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed. The study was performed in EsSALUD Hospital in Juliaca, a city located...

Introduction: Birth is a mandatory environmental change for the fetus when turning into a newborn. The adjustment processes that occcur in the minutes following childbirth are crucially important for the baby’s survival in the extrauterine environment. High-altitude environmental conditions, particularly hypobaric hypoxia, make this adjustment period different from what occurs in babies born in a normoxic envirronment. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of the adjustment period for high-altitude newborns. Also, we measured both cardiac and respiratory rates during the adjustment period in high-altitude newborns. Materials and methods: This is a prospective, longitudinal and analytical study, where 81 female and male newborns selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed. The study was performed in EsSALUD Hospital in Juliaca, a city located...

Introduction: Under normal physiological normal conditions, high altitude inhabitants have lower blood sugar levels compared with persons living at sea level. These lower blood sugar values in high altitude are probably due to insulin. The explanation for the major glucose uptake in high altitude is not known yet. Objective: To evaluate the response to oral glucose tolerance test in healthy inhabitants of extremely high altitude areas compared to that of healthy persons living in high altitude places. To compare sensitivity to insulin using the oral glucose tolerance test in health persons living in extremely high altitude areas compared to that of healthy persons living in high altitude places. Materials and methods: This is a longitudinal, prospective and analytical study. The study group consisted in 40 healthy males living in a high altitude city (Puno, 3826 meters abo...

Introducción: En condiciones fisiológicas normales el habitante de la altura tiene una glicemia más baja en comparación con el habitante del nivel del mar. Esta menor glicemia basal en la altura probablemente sea debida a la insulina. La explicación para la mayor captación de glucosa en la altura aun se desconoce. Objetivos: Evaluar la respuesta al test de tolerancia oral a la glucosa en habitantes sanos de extrema altura en comparación a personas sanas residentes de gran altura. Comparar la sensibilidad a la insulina mediante el test de tolerancia oral a la glucosa de habitantes sanos de extrema altura y de gran altura. Materiales y métodos: El presente es un estudio longitudinal, prospectivo y analítico. El estudio incluyó a un grupo de estudio conformado por 40 varones sanos voluntarios residentes a gran altura (Puno, 3826 m.s.n.m.) y un grupo control conforma...