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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
There is a variable delay between a reduction in alveolar PO2 and the decrease in arterial oxygen saturation recorded on a pulse oximeter. The decrease in arterial oxygen saturation in response to disconnexion of a paralysed patient from the breathing system, oxygen supply failure with continued mechanical ventilation and disconnexion of the fresh gas supply to Mapleson D and circle absorption breathing systems were studied by simulations on the MacPuf computer model of the cardiorespiratory system. The simulations revealed that there were marked differences between the rate of arterial desaturation which resulted from each of the three types of oxygen supply failure and that arterial oxygen saturation may reach dangerous levels before a pulse oximeter alarm is activated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed detection of hypoxic events by pulse oximeters: computer simulations.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article