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Hypoxemia due to increased venous admixture: influence of cardiac output on oxygenation

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Takala, J. Hypoxemia due to increased venous admixture: influence of cardiac output on oxygenation. Intensive Care Med 33, 908–911 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0546-x

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