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From: Hyperoxia toxicity after cardiac arrest: What is the evidence?

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Hypothermia increases quantity of dissolved oxygen in blood. (a) + (b) The gray area under the curve represents amounts of hemoglobin-bound oxygen, and the black area under the curve represents quantity of dissolved oxygen. If a 33 °C temperature is associated with a leftward shift of the oxyhemoglobin curve when compared to a 37 °C central temperature, hypothermia (b) increases dissolved oxygen quantity in blood. For instance, there is a 2.7-fold increase in dissolved quantity of oxygen between 33 and 37 °C

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