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Given a stable cardiac output (CO) and inspiratory oxygen concentration (FIO2), any gas exchange abnormality leading to hypoxia or hypercapnia may be explained solely on the basis of an altered distribution of the ventilation and perfusion (V·A/Q·) regardless of the underlying disease [1].
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Calzia, E., Radermacher, P. (2009). Alveolar ventilation and pulmonary blood flow: The VA/QT concept. In: Hedenstierna, G., Mancebo, J., Brochard, L., Pinsky, M. (eds) Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01769-8_9
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