Wavelet analysis of pulse oximeter waveform permits identification of unwell children

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-60

  Leonard, Paul ^a   Beattie, T F ^a   Addison, P S ^b   Watson, J N ^c  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CardioDigital Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; WAVEFORM;

BLOOD GAS MONITORING, TRANSCUTANEOUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 0842329541     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.004887     Document Type: Article

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