Case report: Delayed recognition of an oximeter malfunction

Frank E. Block

doi:10.1007/BF01720422

Case report: Delayed recognition of an oximeter malfunction

Frank E. Block

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Abstract

Most anesthesiologists, relying upon sales presentations from salesmen from oximeter manufacturers, believe that if an oximeter produces a steady signal with a good pulse amplitude, the numbers are always believable in the absence of interference from external light sources or from intravenous dyes. Here I report a case in which an oximeter appeared to be working properly yet displayed values which were falsely low. Trust in the oximeter resulted in delayed identification of the problem.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-121
Number of pages	3
Journal	International journal of clinical monitoring and computing
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01720422
State	Published - Apr 1 1989

Keywords

malfunction
measurement error
oximetries, cutaneous
oximetry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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