Abstract
The textbook definition of respiratory failure is an arterial partial pressure of oxygen of less than 8kPa when breathing room air. It is possible to be misled by arterial blood gases, and to miss significant degrees of gas exchange impairment. In certain clinical situations, correcting the hypoxaemia may not be the most important thing to do.
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