Pulse oximetry interference in bronze baby syndrome

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 828-829

  Hussain, S A ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronze baby syndrome; direct hyperbilirubinemia; neonatal; phototherapy; pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HEMOLYTIC DISEASE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; OXIMETRY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; SYNDROME;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHOTOTHERAPY; SYNDROME;

EID: 77649246241     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.35     Document Type: Article

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