We measured oxygen consumption (VO2) during spontaneous breathing with continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP), assist control ventilation (AC), and control ventilation …

Most critically ill patients have a high catabolic rate to which sepsis, restlessness, and the
hormonal stress response may be contributing factors. This has been confirmed by …

There is much interest in the relationship between oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption
in the critically ill patient. This interest is occasioned by the observation that patients with …

We performed a prospective study in 28 critically ill patients to document variations in
oxygen consumption and oxygen transport that occur spontaneously, without any …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that variations in oxygen consumption (Vo2) and resting
metabolic rate reflect the severity of bacterial infections and reflect the development of …

Limitations of Aerobic Metabolism in Critical Illness/"\ver the past ten years, we have come to
recognize a form of tissue hypoxia that is characterized by an inability of tissues to extract …

There is no doubt that physiologic dependence of VO2 on DO2 occurs in patients in shock.
Whether pathologic dependence of VO2 on DO2 occurs in the critically ill has not yet been …

Acutely ill patients commonly increase minute ventilation (V) to varying degrees. The pattern
of breathing utilized to increase V was analyzed in normal subjects and acutely ill surgical …

A primary goal of the cardiopulmonary system is to continuously deliver adequate amounts
of oxygen (O2) to meet the metabolic demands of the organism. Persistent tissue …

The issue of oxygen supply dependency in critical illness arose nearly 25 years ago with the
appearance of the first report showing that systemic 0 2 consumption (VO2) varied with 02 …