Pulse oximetry has been suggested as the preferred tool for continuos monitoring of patients at risk for the SIDS/ALTE/Apnea clinical complex. Technical difficulties related to difficulty of long ...

The last time you were in the emergency room after a horrible accident involving a PVC pressure vessel, a nurse probably clipped a device called a pulse oximeter onto one of your remaining fingers.

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Blood oxygen measurements taken with pulse oximeters in hospitals tend to be lower than they really are, according to the Equiox study, which was designed to assess the technology’s measurement ...