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01-11-2004 | Physiological Note

Pulse oximetry

Author: Amal Jubran

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2004

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Continuous monitoring of arterial blood saturation using pulse oximetry has become the standard of care in the ICU. With the proliferation of pulse oximeters, episodic hypoxemia is detected much more commonly than previously suspected. By alerting the clinician to the presence of hypoxemia, pulse oximeters can lead to a more rapid treatment of serious hypoxemia and possibly avoid serious complication. Moreover, pulse oximetry can reduce arterial blood gas analysis and potentially decrease health care costs [1]. …

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Title: Pulse oximetry
Author: Amal Jubran
Publication date: 01-11-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2004
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2399-x

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