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13-09-2021 | Hypoxemia | Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Letter to the Editors

Residual hypoxemia in obesity-hypoventilation syndrome: quantification of the ventilation/perfusion imbalance

Authors: Laura Martinez Vega, Gemma Rubinos Cuadrado, Ramón Fernández Álvarez

Published in: Sleep and Breathing | Issue 3/2022

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Title: Residual hypoxemia in obesity-hypoventilation syndrome: quantification of the ventilation/perfusion imbalance
Authors: Laura Martinez Vega
Gemma Rubinos Cuadrado
Ramón Fernández Álvarez
Publication date: 13-09-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Hypoxemia
Obesity
Obesity
Transthoracic Echocardiography
Non-Invasive Ventilation
Published in: Sleep and Breathing / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Electronic ISSN: 1522-1709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-021-02484-z

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