title: The anesthetic management of a patient with hemoglobin M(Iwate).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dental Center for Special Patients, Iwate Medical University Dental Hospital, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joh
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006449:Hemoglobin M / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010092:Oximetry
chemical_list: C027542:hemoglobin M Iwate; D006449:Hemoglobin M