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1. ICU, intensive care unit; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; PaO2, partial arterial oxygen pressure; PaCO2, partial arterial carbondioxide pressure; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; HCO3, hydrogen bicarbonate; IQR, interquartile ratio.