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Comment
. 2021 Jan 8;22(1):12.
doi: 10.1186/s12931-021-01614-1.

Conceptions of the pathophysiology of happy hypoxemia in COVID-19

Sebastiaan Dhont  1 , Eric Derom  2   3 , Eva Van Braeckel  2   3 , Pieter Depuydt  2   4 , Bart N Lambrecht  2   3   5
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Comment

Conceptions of the pathophysiology of happy hypoxemia in COVID-19

Sebastiaan Dhont et al. Respir Res. .

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cytokine storm; Gas exchange; Happy hypoxemia; Respiratory failure.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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