Pulse oximetry in supportive and palliative care

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 758-761

  Vora, Vandana A ^a   Ahmedzai, Sam H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospice; Palliative care; Pulse oximetry; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 11244319685     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0681-7     Document Type: Review

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