Arterial carboxyhaemoglobin levels in children admitted to PICU: A retrospective observational study.

While carbon monoxide (CO) is considered toxic, low levels of endogenously produced CO are protective against cellular injury induced by oxidative stress. Carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb) levels have been associated with outcomes in critically ill adults. We aimed to describe the distribution of carboxyhae...

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Main Authors: Ankur Chawla, Samiran Ray, Adela Matettore, Mark J Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209452