A study of a hospital staff's knowledge of pulse oximetry

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-41

  Kruger, P S ^a   Longden, P J ^a  

^a Toowoomba Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monitoring: pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF TRAINING; TRAINING;

EID: 0030940041     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9702500107     Document Type: Article

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