Pulse oximetry
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 41 (10), 1036-1038
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12750.x
Abstract
The applications of a pulse oximeter were studied in dental day case surgery using nasal mask anaesthesia. Changes in arterial oxygen saturation were sensitively and rapidly detected, in the absence of cyanosis. Impaired oxygenation can be detected before cyanosis develops.Keywords
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