Pulse Oximetry

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Historical Development of Oxygenation Monitoring....Pages 1-18
Pulse Oximetry and Oxygen Transport....Pages 19-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-30
The Oxygen Status in Arterial Human Blood: Terminology, Diagnosis and Determination of Parameters....Pages 31-36
The Derivation of Oxygen Dissociation Curves by Oximetry and Blood Gas Analysis....Pages 37-40
A Comparison of Pulse Oximetry with Invasive Mixed Venous Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitoring....Pages 41-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-53
Use of the Ohmeda Biox III Oximeter in an Intensive Care Unit....Pages 55-61
The Advantages of Real-Time Oximetry over Intermittent Arterial Blood Gas Analyses in a Chest Department....Pages 63-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-69
Non-invasive Oximetry Using the Biox III Oximeter: Clinical Evaluation and Physiological Aspects....Pages 71-77
Non-invasive Oximetry During Anaesthesia....Pages 79-81
Monitoring During Electroconvulsive Therapy....Pages 83-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-93
Use of Non-invasive Oximetry During the Induction of Anaesthesia in Children....Pages 95-100
The Advantages of Oximetry During Paediatric Anaesthesia....Pages 101-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-109
A Comparison of Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension with Oximetry in the Artificially Ventilated Newborn....Pages 111-115
Use of Cutaneous Oximeters in the Long-Term Ventilated Patient....Pages 117-118
Oximetry in the Weaning of the Ventilator Patient....Pages 119-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-129
Oximetry During One Lung Anaesthesia....Pages 131-133
Use of Oximetry in Dental Out-patients Undergoing Controlled Sedation and General Anaesthesia....Pages 135-137
A Study of Arterial Oxygenation During Haemodialysis....Pages 139-141
Oxygen Saturation During Breath Holding....Pages 143-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-159
Oxygenation During Postoperative Transportation....Pages 161-164
Front Matter....Pages 151-159
Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Levels in the Early Recovery Phase of General Anaesthesia....Pages 165-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-177
Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Levels in Patients Undergoing Long-Term Home Oxygen Therapy Using a Portable Oximeter....Pages 179-180
Postoperative Oximetry After Use of Different Opioids....Pages 181-183
Back Matter....Pages 185-197