title: [Development of pulse oximetry].
abstract: Hypoxemia is an important issue for those who manage patients with respiratory failure. Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method for monitoring arterial oxygen saturation. Oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry correlated strongly with the percent oxyhemoglobin as measured with a CO-oximeter. Patients with respiratory failure often become hypoxemic when they walk or otherwise move, so pulse oximetry is needed to monitor such patients. However, finger probes are not suitable for long-term monitoring: they interfere with the activities of daily life and are unstable because of finger movement. Smaller and more comfortable devices may be developed in the near future.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010092:Oximetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen