Dr. Hassaballa discusses hypoxic respiratory failure and oxygen delivery and why he doesn't care about pO2.
Read more about oxygen delivery here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/essential-equations-for-anaesthesia/oxygen-delivery/266FB17B43BD69713233B026B885DBCD
Correction: The number is 1.34 mL oxygen per gram of hemoglobin. Dr. Hassaballa regrets the error.
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