| Literature DB >> 2323587 |
A W Murray1, C G Morran, G N Kenny, J R Anderson.
Abstract
This study was performed to assess the severity and duration of hypoxia during and after prolonged upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Twenty patients were studied using a non-invasive pulse oximeter. Significant reductions in oxygen saturation were noted during endoscopy and remained below the preexamination level during the one hour period after the examination. This study indicates that pulse oximetry is a useful monitor for detection of hypoxia during and after endoscopy.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2323587 PMCID: PMC1378264 DOI: 10.1136/gut.31.3.270
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059