Identification of autonomic dysfunction with a pulse oximeter.
Chart recordings of the pulse oximeter waveform were taken during the performance of a standard Valsalva manoeuvre, in one subject with and another without autonomic dysfunction. They demonstrate that certain types of pulse oximeter may be used for the rapid pre-operative identification of patients who have an autonomic neuropathy in which the cardiovascular responses to stress are impaired.
Broome
I J
IJ
Department of Anaesthesia, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
Mason
R A
RA
D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D010092:Oximetry; D011674:Pulse; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver