title: Pulse oximetry monitoring in patients with nasal packing.
abstract: Pulse oximetry is a safe, effective method of monitoring for hypoxia in patients with nasal packing. It provides continuous in vivo measurements of the patients' arterial oxygenation in a non-invasive fashion based on the principles of the hemoglobin dissociation curve.
authors.affiliation: Head & Neck Surgical Group, Jackson, Mississippi 39216.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D010092:Oximetry; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015503:Surgical Sponges