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Managing Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new?

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Villar, Jesús, Ferrando, Carlos, Kacmarek, Robert M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29188024
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11760.1
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Sumario: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.