Physical evaluation of the patient.
The physical evaluation of the patient before and during anesthesia and sedation is assuming an ever greater importance with the advent of sophisticated and reliable monitoring devices. This paper reviews the possible methods of evaluation and describes the types of mechanical monitors most suited to the dental office.
Sykes
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P
Lipp
M
M
Malamed
S F
SF
Kubota
Y
Y
Matsuura
H
H
D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010092:Oximetry