More reliable oximetry reduces the frequency of arterial blood gas analyses and hastens oxygen weaning after cardiac surgery: A prospective, randomized trial of the clinical impact of a new technology

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1735-1740

  Durbin Jr , Charles G ^a   Rostow, Stephanie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial blood gases; Cardiac surgery; Cost efficiency; False alarms; Intensive care unit; Monitoring; Patient safety; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; OXIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; WEANING;

EID: 0036342720     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200208000-00010     Document Type: Article

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