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Oximetry in the Weaning of the Ventilator Patient

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Pulse Oximetry

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Ear oximeters have been known for many years. The technology, however, was hampered by difficulties in calibration and errors due to the pigments present in the ear (Tait et al. 1966; Nilsson 1960; Wood et al. 1960). More recently compact, lightweight and accurate pulse oximeters (Biox II, Biox III or Nellcor) have become available.

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  1. O. Prakash
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  1. Research Department of Anaesthetics, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PN, England

    James P. Payne MB, ChB, FFARCS, MD (Symposium Chairman, British Oxygen Professor of Anaesthetics and Director, Consultant Anaesthetist to the St. Peter’s Hospitals and The London Hospital) (Symposium Chairman, British Oxygen Professor of Anaesthetics and Director, Consultant Anaesthetist to the St. Peter’s Hospitals and The London Hospital)

  2. Department of Anesthesia, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, California, 94143, USA

    J. W. Severinghaus MD, FFARCS

  3. Anaesthetics Unit, The London Hospital Medical College, UK

    James P. Payne MB, ChB, FFARCS, MD (Symposium Chairman, British Oxygen Professor of Anaesthetics and Director, Consultant Anaesthetist to the St. Peter’s Hospitals and The London Hospital) (Symposium Chairman, British Oxygen Professor of Anaesthetics and Director, Consultant Anaesthetist to the St. Peter’s Hospitals and The London Hospital)

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Prakash, O. (1986). Oximetry in the Weaning of the Ventilator Patient. In: Payne, J.P., Severinghaus, J.W. (eds) Pulse Oximetry. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1423-9_15

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