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Thorax doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201469
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Authors' response: hyperoxia in acute asthma

  1. Richard Beasley
  1. Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand and Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kyle Perrin, Medical Research Institute of New Zealand and Capital and Coast District Health Board, Level 7, CSB building, Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Wellington 6021, New Zealand; kyle.perrin{at}mrinz.ac.nz
  • Accepted 5 December 2011
  • Published Online First 6 March 2012

We appreciate the comments by Snelson and Tunnicliffe1 regarding our study of the effects of high concentration oxygen therapy in acute exacerbations of asthma.2 We concur with the view that the effect of high concentration oxygen therapy on arterial carbon dioxide pressure (PaCO2) is not clinically relevant in all patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute severe asthma. However, we consider that the 3.9-fold …

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