Respiratory Medicine » Resp failure

Acute respiratory failure

Respiratory failure usually means disturbance of gas exchange between ambient air and arterial blood (arterial blood pO₂ < 8 kPa, arterial blood pCO₂ > 6.7 kPa). The primary therapeutic aim is to maintain adequate tissue oxygenation; this consists of oxygenation of arterial blood, cardiac minute volume and the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood (Hb concentration), which must all be taken into account.

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