Pulse oximetry is one of the most commonly employed monitoringmodalities in the critical
care setting. This review describes the latesttechnological advances in the field of pulse …

Objective: To decide whether the use of blood lactate monitoring in critical care practice is
appropriate. We performed a systematic health technology assessment as blood lactate …

This guideline updates and replaces the 4th edition of the AAGBI Standards of Monitoring
published in 2007. The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the minimum …

Background Long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction may occur in the elderly. Age
may be a risk factor and hypoxaemia and arterial hypotension causative factors. We …

Objective. To describe a new pulse oximetry technology and measurement paradigm
developed by Masimo Corporation. Introduction. Patient motion, poor tissue perfusion …

BACKGROUND: Most reports of Rapid Response Systems (RRS) focus on the efferent,
response component of the system, although evidence suggests that improved vital sign …

Background: Quantitative estimates of how anesthesia man-agement impacts perioperative
morbidity and mortality are limited. The authors performed a study to identify risk factors …

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A meta-analysis was performed on randomised prospective trials comparing the laryngeal
mask airway (LMA) with other forms of airway management to determine if the LMA offered …

Background This is an update of a review last published in Issue 9, 2009, of The Cochrane
Library. Pulse oximetry is used extensively in the perioperative period and might improve …