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Regional blood flow and oxygen transport in septic shock

DOI

361

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0

References

1993

Year

ESKO BUOKONEN, Jukka Takala, Aarno Kari, Harri Saxén, Jussi Mertsola, Eric J. Hansen
Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

Regional changes in oxygen transport in septic shock cannot be predicted from the changes in the whole body. The increased oxygen demand in the splanchnic region is the main risk factor for splanchnic tissue hypoxia in septic shock.