pulse oximeter

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pulse oximeter

n.
A device, usually attached to the earlobe or fingertip, that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood by sensing and recording capillary pulsations.

pulse oximetry n.
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M2 PRESSWIRE-September 4, 2019-: Smart Pulse Oximeters Market 2019: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Opportunities, Forecast To 2026
Once absent flow was confirmed, the pulse oximeter was placed on the digit.
The fingertip and conventional bedside pulse oximeter probes were applied simultaneously to the same hand, contralateral to the blood pressure cuff.
Pulse oximeters have been widely used since they were endorsed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 1986.
Numerous studies have determined the accuracy of various pulse oximeter models, with literature reviews and meta-analyses concluding most devices have acceptable levels of agreement with arterial oxygen saturation levels in nonhypotensive patients (Giuliano & Higgins, 2005; Jensen, Onyskiw, & Prasad, 1998; Keogh & Kopotic, 2005; Nitzan, Romem, & Koppe, 2014; Soubani, 2001).
Covidien also offers training in pulse oximetry technology through its new Professional Affairs and Clinical Education Online Platform to support the safe and effective use of motion-tolerant pulse oximeters.
Pulse oximeter does not show correct reading in conditions like--low cardiac output, anemia, C[O.sub.2] retention (7).
In the early 1990's I did some research for one of the pulse oximeter companies.
She took photos of her patients, including the photo of the smiling girl with a pulse oximeter, a preoperative patient about to undergo a ventricular septal defect repair, and a six-year-old girl who underwent reconstruction of her left pulmonary artery, pictured with a healthcare provider.
There's also a built-in pulse oximeter. No word yet on a coffee maker.
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