title: Response to Dr. Rice M and colleagues on their letter to editor regarding "validation of a non-invasive pulse CO-oximetry based hemoglobin estimation in normal blood donors," Transfusion and Apheresis Science 2013 Nov 4. Accurate enough for the spectrum tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman Tel.: +968 24144915; fax: +968 24144887.. Electronic address: mkkhabori@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Murtadha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Khabori
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.
authors.forename: Arwa Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Al-Riyami
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Farsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Huneini
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.
authors.forename: Abdulhakeem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Hashim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Kemyani
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.
authors.forename: Shahina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daar
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D002248:Carbon Monoxide