Oxygen saturation monitoring
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Oxygen saturation monitoring

Terri Chandler Staff Nurse, Barclay Ward, Royal London Hospital, London.

Pulse oximetry is routinely used in the care of children as an early detector of hypoxaemia. This article covers all aspects of oxygen monitoring, including physiological principles and nursing management.

Nursing Children and Young People. 12, 8, 37-42. doi: 10.7748/paed2000.10.12.8.37.c706

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