Continuous Pulse Oximeter Monitoring for Inapparent Hypoxemia after Long Bone Fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 356-362

  Wong, Margaret Wan Nar ^a   Tsui, Hon For ^a   Yung, Shu Heng ^a   Chan, Kai Ming ^a   Cheng, Jack Chun Yiu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fat embolism syndrome; Fracture; Hypoxemia; Monitoring; Oximetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS PULSE OXIMETER MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; LONG BONE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 1542286534     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000064450.02273.9B     Document Type: Article

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