Global oximetry: An international anaesthesia quality improvement project

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1051-1060

  Walker, Isabeau A ^a   Merry, A F ^b,c   Wilson, I H ^d   McHugh, G A ^h   O'Sullivan, E ^e   Thoms, G M ^f   Nuevo, F ^g   Whitaker, D K ^f  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHILIPPINES; PULSE OXIMETER; PULSE OXIMETRY; UGANDA; VIET NAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN DESATURATION; PILOT STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OXIMETRY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349310366     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06067.x     Document Type: Article

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