The anesthetic management of a patient with hemoglobin M(Iwate).
Pulse oximetry is now considered essential for anesthetic management. We treated a patient with hemoglobin M(Iwate), a rare inheritable hemoglobinopathy rendering pulse oximetry completely useless because of its anomalous absorption spectrum.
Kuji
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A
Dental Center for Special Patients, Iwate Medical University Dental Hospital, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
Satoh
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Y
Kikuchi
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K
Satoh
K
K
Joh
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S
D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006449:Hemoglobin M / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010092:Oximetry
C027542:hemoglobin M Iwate; D006449:Hemoglobin M