He was hypoxemic on presentation, requiring endotracheal intubation.
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Among pneumonia cases, 30.5% were hypoxemic at admission, mortality was 4.2%.
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Two patients (6%) died following hypoxemic cardiac arrest.
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Mediators of inflammation, oxidative stress, and chemoattractants drive the hypoxemicmechanisms that accompany pulmonary fibrosis.
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Severity of hypoxemia was an independent risk factor of mortality among hypoxemic patients.
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The mean difference was 4.9% in hypoxemic patients and 1.89% in non-hypoxemic patients(p < 0.004).
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Two weeks later he developed hemoptysis and was found to be hypoxemic.
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All seven hypoxemic patients had positive contrast-enhanced two-dimensional echocardiography, consistent with hepatopulmonary syndrome.
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