Conceptions of the pathophysiology of happy hypoxemia in COVID-19

Sebastiaan Dhont; Eric Derom; Eva Van Braeckel; Pieter Depuydt; Bart N. Lambrecht

doi:10.1186/s12931-021-01614-1

Respiratory Research (Jan 2021)

Conceptions of the pathophysiology of happy hypoxemia in COVID-19

Sebastiaan Dhont,
Eric Derom,
Eva Van Braeckel,
Pieter Depuydt,
Bart N. Lambrecht

Affiliations

Sebastiaan Dhont: Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University
Eric Derom: Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University
Eva Van Braeckel: Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University
Pieter Depuydt: Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University
Bart N. Lambrecht: Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01614-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

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Abstract In their letter-to-the-editor entitled “Misconceptions of pathophysiology of happy hypoxemia and implications for management of COVID-19”, Tobin et al. (Respir Res 21:249, 2020) debated our views on happy hypoxemia in COVID-19 (Respir Res 21:198, 2020). We thank the authors for their interesting comments and alternative viewpoints, and we would like to clarify several important aspects raised.

Published in Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-9921 (Print); 1465-993X (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/

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