Clinical Semi-Starvation — Depression of Hypoxic Ventilatory Response
Doekel R, Zwillich C, Scoggin C, Kryger M, Weil J. Clinical Semi-Starvation — Depression of Hypoxic Ventilatory Response. New England Journal Of Medicine 1976, 295: 358-361. PMID: 819829, DOI: 10.1056/nejm197608122950703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxic ventilatory responseVentilatory responseHypercapnic ventilatory responseMetabolic rateRespiratory failureIntravenous fluidsDecreased metabolic rateCarbohydrate dietNormal subjectsCaloric restrictionDay 10HypercapniaSupplemental electrolytesResponse responseSubjectsResponseHypoxemiaDecreaseHypoxiaAlimentation