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Anasth Intensivther Notfallmed · Dec 1989
[Pulse oximetry monitoring of single lung anesthesia in non-cardiac thoracic surgery].
- B C Brendle, H Reus, and J A Morgan.
- Abteilung für Anästhesiologie, Lungenklinik Hemer.
- Anasth Intensivther Notfallmed. 1989 Dec 1;24(6):323-6.
AbstractThe pulse oximeter provides continuous and non-invasive measurement of the arterial oxygen saturation. Pulse oximetry contributes to safer patient management because of the immediate availability of oxygen saturation values. This is particularly important in high-risk anaesthesia such as one-lung anaesthesia. Pulse oximetry is as important as ECG monitoring and invasive blood pressure monitoring and should therefore be a standard monitoring technique in thoracic surgery. With a pulse oximeter it is possible to efficiently monitor anaesthesia during one lung ventilation thereby avoid hypoxia with its life-threatening complications.
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