Respiratory failure overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Classification

Respiratory failure may be classified into several subtypes as follows; Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV.

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