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Intraoperative pulse oximetry in peripheral revascularization in an infant

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Vascular patency after reimplantation has been evaluated by numerous methods. A patient is described in whom pulse oximetry was used for this purpose. Other techniques of evaluating vascular patency are mentioned, and the physics of pulse oximetry are briefly discussed.

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  1. From the Department of Anesthesiology, Health Sciences Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794-8480, Stony Brook, NY

    James T. Skeen MD,  W. Walter Backus MD, Alec R. Hovagim MD & Paul J. Poppers MD

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Skeen, J.T., Backus, W.W., Hovagim, A.R. et al. Intraoperative pulse oximetry in peripheral revascularization in an infant. J Clin Monitor Comput 4, 272–273 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617326

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