Pulse oximetry is an essential tool that saves lives: a call for standardisation

Catia Cilloniz, Anita Simonds, Kjeld Hansen, Josep Alouch, Heather Zar, Yoichi Nakanishi, Stephanie Levine, Mark Cohen, Charles Dela Cruz, Scott E. Evans, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Jordi Vila, Jesús Díez Manglano, Ricard Ferrer, Lucio Criado, José Polo García, Zaira Correcher, Diana Rodriguez-Hurtado, Carmen Terrazas, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Zeina Aoun, Israel Amirav

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (6) 2100815; 10.1183/13993003.00815-2021
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