TY - JOUR
T1 - Beat to Beat
T2 - A Measured Look at the History of Pulse Oximetry
AU - Van Meter, Antoinette
AU - Williams, Uduak
AU - Zavala, Acsa
AU - Kee, Joshua
AU - Rebello, Elizabeth
AU - Tsai, January
AU - Ifeanyi, Ifeyinwa
AU - Ruiz, Joseph
AU - Lim, Jeffery
AU - Owusu-Agyemang, Pascal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Anesthesia History Association
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - It can be argued that pulse oximetry is the most important technological advancement ever made in monitoring the well-being and safety of patients undergoing anesthesia. Before its development, the physical appearance of the patient and blood gas analysis were the only methods of assessing hypoxemia in patients. The disadvantages of blood gas analysis are that it is not without pain, complications, and most importantly does not provide continuous, real-time data. Although it has become de rigueur to use pulse oximetry for every anesthetic, the road leading to pulse oximetry began long ago.
AB - It can be argued that pulse oximetry is the most important technological advancement ever made in monitoring the well-being and safety of patients undergoing anesthesia. Before its development, the physical appearance of the patient and blood gas analysis were the only methods of assessing hypoxemia in patients. The disadvantages of blood gas analysis are that it is not without pain, complications, and most importantly does not provide continuous, real-time data. Although it has become de rigueur to use pulse oximetry for every anesthetic, the road leading to pulse oximetry began long ago.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.janh.2016.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.janh.2016.12.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28160986
AN - SCOPUS:85009188329
SN - 2352-4529
VL - 3
SP - 24
EP - 26
JO - Journal of Anesthesia History
JF - Journal of Anesthesia History
IS - 1
ER -