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Evaluation of a large‐scale donation of Lifebox pulse oximeters to non‐physician anaesthetists in Uganda

Abstract

Pulse oximetry is widely accepted as essential monitoring for safe anaesthesia, yet is frequently unavailable in resource-limited settings. The Lifebox pulse oximeter, and associated management training programme, was delivered to 79 non-physician anaesthetists attending the 2011 Uganda Society of Anaesthesia Annual Conference. Using a standardised assessment, recipients were tested for their knowledge of oximetry use and hypoxia management …

Authors

Finch LC; Kim RY; Ttendo S; Kiwanuka JK; Walker IA; Wilson IH; Weiser TG; Berry WR; Gawande AA

Journal

Anaesthesia, Vol. 69, No. 5, pp. 445–451

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

5 2014

DOI

10.1111/anae.12632

ISSN

0003-2409