Ear or finger pulse oximetry during transient arterial oxygen desaturation: does it matter?

H. Normand, A. Mouadil (Caen, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Monitoring respiratory parameters in critically ill patients
Session: Monitoring respiratory parameters in critically ill patients
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 625
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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