Oxidative degradation of high-energy substrates is an essential feature of all living organisms. Aerobic organisms have developed complex chemical reactions, grouped under the term 'respiratory chain' ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Minorities get less supplemental oxygen in the ICU, in large part due to poorer performance of pulse oximeters, a study showed. That averaged out to approximately 0.2 to 0.3 L/min less oxygen for ...

Blood oxygen levels refer to the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. Normal blood oxygen levels fall between 75 and 100 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) on arterial blood gas (ABG) test results.

Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has become standard treatment for severe and moderate hypoxic–ischemic neonatal encephalopathy (HIE). Our group has developed an optically based, noninvasive concept of ...