Evaluation of oesophageal pulse oximetry
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P. A. Kyriacou; S. L. Powell; D. P. Jones; R. M. Langford
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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**Summary** Pulse oximetry probes placed peripherally may fail to give accurate values of blood oxygen saturation when the peripheral circulation is poor. Because central blood flow may be preferentially preserved, we investigated the oesophagus as an alternative monitoring site. A reflectance blood