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. 2019 Jul 1;200(1):117-119.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201903-0571LE.

Reply to Tatkov, to Karim and Esquinas, and to Tulaimat

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Reply to Tatkov, to Karim and Esquinas, and to Tulaimat

Oriol Roca et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Scatterplot of respiratory rate and SpO2/FiO2 with the isopleth corresponding to a ROX index value of 4.88. SpO2 = oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry.

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