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Archive > April, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 4

Thinking of Buying...Pulse Oximeters

What to look for to reliably and accurately monitor oxygen saturation levels.

Edited by Barry Friedberg, MD, AMC

Perhaps no other advance in patient monitoring has been as important in recent years as the pulse oximeter. Although it took several years for pulse oximetry to become a standard of care, there's no mistaking its role in decreasing the mortality rates associated with brain damage and death from hypoxemia. Read on if you're thinking of buying a pulse oximeter.

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