Definitions and consensus recommendations on critical care medicine at altitude from the Expert Committee on Critical Care Medicine at altitude of the Pan-American and Iberian Federation of Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Amilcar Tinoco-Solórzano; Adrian Avila-Hilari; Manuel Luis Avellanas-Chavala; Felipe de Jesús Montelongo; Jorge Vélez-Páez; Víctor Nieto Estrada; Antonio Viruez Soto; Daniel Molano Franco; Eduardo Castelo Tamayo; Ignacio Granda Luna; Alfonso Salazar Mendoza; Luis Mamani Cruz; Jonathan Galindo Ayala; Pablo Vásquez-Hoyos; Fausto Maldonado Coronel; Roger Huanca Payehuanca; Jorge Rosendo Sánchez Medina;

Gasometry and altitude: investigation of normal ranges in Quito, Ecuador (2,850¿m above sea level) Jorge Luis Vélez-Páez; Christian Castro-Bustamante; Manuel Luis Avellanas-Chavala;

Acute respiratory distress syndrome at high altitude: Considerations for diagnosis and treatment Adrián Avila-Hilari; Amilcar Tinoco-Solórzano; Jorge Vélez-Páez; Daniel Molano Franco; Felipe de Jesús Montelongo; Manuel Luis Avellanas-Chavala;