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Managing Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new?

Carlos FerrandoCarlos FerrandoJesús VillarJesús VillarRobert M. Kacmarek

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medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentPhysiologyReviewmechanical ventilationGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyHypoxemia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRefractorysevere acute respiratory failuremedicineAcute respiratory failureIn patientGeneral Pharmacology Toxicology and PharmaceuticsIntensive care medicineMechanical ventilationInspired oxygen concentrationhypoxemiaGeneral Immunology and Microbiologypersistent hypoxemiabusiness.industry030208 emergency & critical care medicineGeneral MedicineArticlesrespiratory tract diseases030228 respiratory systemRespiratory Problems in Critical Caremedicine.symptombusiness

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Mechanical ventilation is the standard life-support technique for patients with severe acute respiratory failure. However, some patients develop persistent and refractory hypoxemia because their lungs are so severely damaged that they are unable to respond to the application of high inspired oxygen concentration and high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure. In this article, we review current knowledge on managing persistent hypoxemia in patients with injured lungs.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-11-14F1000Research
10.12688/f1000research.11760.1https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29188024