Clinical use of pulse oximetry: Official guidelines from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

Respirology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-46

  Pretto, Jeffrey J ^a,b   Roebuck, Teanau ^c   Beckert, Lutz ^f,g   Hamilton, Garun ^d,e  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Alfred Sleep Disorders and Ventilatory Failure Service Alfred   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

clinical medicine; guideline; hypoxemia; oxygen; pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREATHING DISORDER; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FETUS MONITORING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; LIGHT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; PULSE OXIMETER; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPONSE TIME; SENSOR;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; GUIDELINE; HYPOXEMIA; OXYGEN; PULSE OXIMETRY;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY MEDICINE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84896544058     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12204     Document Type: Article

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