Bedside Pulse Oximeters with a Clinical Algorithm Make Economic Sense in the Intensive Care Unit

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect on arterial blood gas (ABG) and hospital resource use by introducing a strategy of using bedside oximeters with a clinical algorithm, based on the argument that bedside pulse oximeters make economic sense in the intensive care unit (ICU) if safe patient oxygenation...

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Main Authors: David J Leasa, Jacqueline M Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1996-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/783141
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description OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect on arterial blood gas (ABG) and hospital resource use by introducing a strategy of using bedside oximeters with a clinical algorithm, based on the argument that bedside pulse oximeters make economic sense in the intensive care unit (ICU) if safe patient oxygenation can be ensured at a lower cost than that of existing monitoring options.
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title_full Bedside Pulse Oximeters with a Clinical Algorithm Make Economic Sense in the Intensive Care Unit
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title_short Bedside Pulse Oximeters with a Clinical Algorithm Make Economic Sense in the Intensive Care Unit
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