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Archive > May, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 5

Thinking of Buying...A Pulse Oximeter

This non-invasive, real-time monitor is key to anesthesia providers' care.

Michael Schneider, MD

Simply stated, a pulse oximeter non-invasively monitors oxygen saturation levels in a patient's blood. It does this by measuring the difference in light absorption between oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin molecules. And, as opposed to blood pressure's intermittent cycles, it does this in continuous real time.

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