Factors influencing fetal pulse oximetry performance

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-24

  Reuss, James L ^a  

^a OB Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal pulse oximetry; Intrapartum fetal monitoring; Oxygen saturation

Indexed keywords

OXIMETERS; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSOR DATA FUSION; TISSUE;

FETAL PULSE OXIMETRY; SENSOR DESIGN;

FETAL MONITORING;

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ACCURACY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; PULSE RATE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1942531969     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCM.0000025278.82852.b3     Document Type: Review

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