[The oxygen dissociation curve for the differentiation of peripheral anoxia (author's transl)].

By using a desk top calculator and a four-colour X-Y-plotter the standard and actual oxygen dissociation curves can easily be visualized. The pO2.50 and arteriovenous oxygen difference give information about the peripheral oxygen supply. Different types of peripheral anoxia can readily be evaluated by this graphical representation of the measured and derived data.