Tag Jeffrey M. Sutton MD

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I Indications for an Artificial Airway A Absolute 1. Hypoxia—inadequate tissue oxygenation (partial pressure of oxygen [P o 2 ] <55 mm Hg), unresponsive to supplemental O 2 2. Hypoventilation—increasing partial pressure of carbon dioxide (P co 2 ; >50…