Abstract
Respiratory failure is defined as the inability of the respiratory system to maintain normal oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions (PaO2 and PaCO2, respectively), when breathing room air. Normal PaCO 2 ranges from 35 to 45 mmHg, while normal PaO2 ranges from 80 to 100 mmHg and declines with age according to the following formula 1: © 2010 Springer-Verlag US.
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Gattinoni, L., Carlesso, E., & Polli, F. (2010). Acute respiratory failure. In Surgical Intensive Care Medicine: Second Edition (pp. 231–240). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_22
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