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Energy Metabolism and Diaphragmatic Function: Applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
In the critical care setting, it is often assumed that O2 consumption (VO2) is an accurate measure of cellular energy requirements. This is a valid assumption in the steady state situation, where the generation o...
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Skeletal Muscle PO2 during Hypodynamic Sepsis
It has been hypothesized (Nelson et al., 1988, Samsel et al., 1988, Bredle et al. 1989), that sepsis is a disorder of microvascular regulation resulting in decreased O2 transport from the capillaries to the mitoc...
