Toe gangrene in an infant subsequent to use of pulse oximeter for short duration [8]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 602-

  Ghai, Babita ^a   Naik, A ^b   Rupal, S ^a   Madan, R ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ERYTHEMA; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; LETTER; OPERATING ROOM; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOE GANGRENE;

GANGRENE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OXIMETRY; TOES;

EID: 12844255776     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000144085.07538.7E     Document Type: Letter

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