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Oxygen saturation measurement

Known as: oxygen saturation test, Oximetries, Oximetry 
A test that measures the amount of oxygen being carried by red blood cells. One method uses a device that shines light through a finger. The device… 
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Blood Gas AnalysisPulmonary Gas Exchange
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fick method

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Hyperglycemia during critical illness.
BACKGROUND We sought to review the literature describing the benefits of tight glycemic control in critically ill patients… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effect on regrowth delay in a murine tumor of scheduling split-dose irradiation based on direct pO2 measurements by electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry.
Tumor reoxygenation after irradiation may contribute to a tumor's response to subsequent doses of radiation. The timing of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Time-course of stepwise CPAP titration. Behavior of respiratory and neurological variables.
Because successful medical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) depends on adequate CPAP treatment, we… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Thrombosed hemodialysis grafts: percutaneous mechanical balloon declotting versus thrombolysis.
PURPOSE To compare a technique of mechanical balloon declotting of thrombosed hemodialysis grafts with conventional pulsed-spray… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Continuous measurement of jugular venous oxygen saturation in response to transient elevations of blood pressure in head-injured patients.
Following traumatic brain injury, continuous jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2) measurements have been made and used to… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Technical considerations in continuous jugular venous oxygen saturation measurement.
Fibreoptic reflection oximetry allows continuous in-vivo estimation of jugular venous oxygen saturation. In combination with… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Preliminary experience with intrapartum fetal pulse oximetry in humans.
Electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is commonly used to assess fetal well-being during labor. Nonreassuring patterns in… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Ferroxidase kinetics of human liver apoferritin, recombinant H-chain apoferritin, and site-directed mutants.
A detailed study of the kinetics of iron(II) oxidation by molecular oxygen in natural and recombinant human apoferritins has been… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Diffusion model of the optical absorbance of whole blood.
Photon-diffusion theory has had limited success in modeling the optical transmittance of whole blood. Therefore we have developed… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Continuous Monitoring of Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation in Critically Ill Patients
A new pulmonary artery balloon flow-directed catheter combines a fiberoptic photometric system for continuous display of mixed… 
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