Pulse oximetry monitoring and late postoperative hypoxemia on the general care floor

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-55

  Eichhorn, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial oxygen saturation; Cerebral ischemia; Hypoxemia; Monitoring; Myocardial ischemia; Pulse oximetry; Respiratory monitoring; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; OXIMETERS; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PULSE OXIMETRY; SLEEP APNEA;

HEMOGLOBIN OXYGEN SATURATION;

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANOXEMIA; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OPERATING ROOMS; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0031981588     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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