A case of disparity between pulse oximetry measurements and blood gas analysis values.
Department of Respiratory Therapy, St Joseph Hospital, 172 Kinsley Street, Nashua NH 03060, USA. jhaynes@sjh-nh.org.
Jeffrey M
JM
Haynes
D000368:Aged; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D010092:Oximetry; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index