Pulse Oximetry in Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 869-879

  Callahan, James M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Oxygenation; Patient monitoring; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW;

EID: 57049152442     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2008.08.006     Document Type: Review

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