Arterial oxygen desaturation during emergent nonsedated upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 644-647

  Yen, David ^a   Hu, Sheng Chuan ^c   Chen, Ling Sheng ^a,b   Liu, Kweishi ^d   Kao, Wei Fong ^a   Tsai, Jeffrey ^a   Chern, Chii Hwa ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Endoscopy; Oxygen desaturalion; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY;

EID: 0030711038     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90178-9     Document Type: Article

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