The role of hypoventilation and ventilation-perfusion redistribution in oxygen-induced hypercapnia during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Jun;163(7):1755. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.7.16372a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Humans
  • Hypercapnia / etiology*
  • Hypercapnia / physiopathology
  • Hypoventilation / physiopathology*
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive / physiopathology*
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive / therapy
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy*
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Pulmonary Gas Exchange
  • Vasoconstriction
  • Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio*