An overview of the important role of oxygen in neonatology and oxygen toxicity #oxygen #nicu
All about newborn care! · 10 Nov 2025 · 34 min
Summary
An explainer on oxygen physiology in neonatology, covering aerobic versus anaerobic glucose metabolism, determinants of oxygenation, haemoglobin and the oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve, and how cardiac output and lung disease affect tissue oxygenation. It also discusses oxygen toxicity.
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