title: Pulse oximetry. Monitoring arterial hemoglobin oxygen saturation.
abstract: The pulse oximeter gives the nurse in the operating room the ability to provide optimum care for the patient having local anesthesia. With the use of this new monitoring device, the nurse can intervene with oxygen therapy before a hypoxic episode occurs.
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*; D011674:Pulse