Noninvasive blood gas monitoring: a review for use in the adult critical care unit. Technology Subcommittee of the Working Group on Critical Care, Ontario Ministry of Health.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy, reliability, clinical effectiveness and economic impact of bedside pulse oximetry and capnometry as used routinely in the adult critical care environment. DATA SOURCES: The key words "oximetry," "carbon dioxide/analysis" and "evaluation studies" were used to search MEDLINE for all relevant articles published from January 1985 to January 1991.

Journal

Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 146, No. 5, pp. 703–712

Publication Date

March 1, 1992

ISSN

0820-3946

Associated Experts

Hugh Fuller

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and clinical sciences 4206 Public Health 42 Health sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adult Blood Gas Analysis Carbon Dioxide Critical Care Evaluation Studies as Topic Humans Intensive Care Units Oximetry Respiration Technology Assessment, Biomedical