CPOM: alleviating the demand for ICU beds.
Technology is adapting to health care's changing environment as more acutely ill patients, including those with respiratory risks, are being placed on the general care units. Centralized noninvasive pulse oximetry, a method to measure oxygen saturation, provides a relatively inexpensive, efficient means to serve a broader spectrum of patients.
McFadden
C J
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Gutierrez
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Leveque
J A
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Anderson
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