respiratory failure

British  

noun

1. a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently

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Example Sentences

Delays in antivenom administration can result in respiratory failure, paralysis, irreversible tissue damage, or organ failure.

From BBC

The doctor ruled out the possibility that she had suffered respiratory failure or cardiac arrest, according to the reports.

From BBC

Sarah McCubbin, 53, from Amesbury in Wiltshire, has asthma and suffered a type 2 respiratory failure, which causes dangerously low blood oxygen levels, three years ago.

From BBC

The actor died of “acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory failure,” according to her death certificate obtained by People.

From Los Angeles Times

Misuse of Botox can cause drooping eyelids, blurred vision, headaches and, in rare cases, respiratory failure or paralysis.

From BBC