For most with OHS, ventilatory drive was oxygen-sensitive
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Wijesinghe et al randomized and crossed-over 24 people who were recently diagnosed with obesity hypoventilation syndrome to breathe either 100% oxygen or room air for 20 minutes on 2 separate days, while measuring their minute ventilation, expired tidal pCO2, and dead space-to-tidal volume ratio.
For most with OHS, ventilatory drive was oxygen-sensitive
For most with OHS, ventilatory drive was…
For most with OHS, ventilatory drive was oxygen-sensitive
Wijesinghe et al randomized and crossed-over 24 people who were recently diagnosed with obesity hypoventilation syndrome to breathe either 100% oxygen or room air for 20 minutes on 2 separate days, while measuring their minute ventilation, expired tidal pCO2, and dead space-to-tidal volume ratio.