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The accuracy of pulse oximetry in emergency department patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Pulse oximetry is routinely used to continuously and noninvasively monitor arterial oxygen saturation (SaO(2)) in critically ill patients. Although pulse oximeter oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) has been studied in several patient populations, including the critically ill, its accuracy has ne...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Ben J, Cowan, Hamish J, Lord, Jason A, Zuege, Dan J, Zygun, David A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20444248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-10-9

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