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Using the fetal oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve to calculate the ventilation/perfusion ratio and right to left shunt in healthy newborn infants

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The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health. Dr Ali was supported by the King’s College Hospital Research Initiative Grant.

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  1. Neonatal Intensive Care Centre, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 4th Floor Golden Jubilee Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK

    Theodore Dassios & Kamal Ali

  2. Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King’s College London, London, UK

    Thomas Rossor & Anne Greenough

  3. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre Based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, London, UK

    Anne Greenough

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Dassios, T., Ali, K., Rossor, T. et al. Using the fetal oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve to calculate the ventilation/perfusion ratio and right to left shunt in healthy newborn infants. J Clin Monit Comput 33, 545–546 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-018-0168-6

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