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Interactions Between Convective and Diffusive Components of O2 Transport to the Tissues

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Pulmonary Function in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 13))

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The metabolism of the human beings is essentially aerobic. This means that the energy necessary to support the different biological functions of the organism depends ultimately on the adequate utilization of atmospheric O2 in the mitochondrial respiration.

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  1. Servei de Medicina Intensiva Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08025, Barcelona, Spain

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Roca, J., Hogan, M., Wagner, P.D. (1991). Interactions Between Convective and Diffusive Components of O2 Transport to the Tissues. In: Benito, S., Net, A. (eds) Pulmonary Function in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84209-2_26

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