Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project.

I. A. Walker; A. F. Merry; I. H. Wilson; G. A. McHugh; E. P. O'Sullivan; G. M. Thoms; F. Nuevo; D. K. Whitaker; GO Project teams

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Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project.

October 21, 2009

Walker IA, Merry AF, Wilson IH, et al. Anaesthesia. 2009;64(10):1051-60.

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Use of pulse oximetry during surgery is a key component of the World Health Organization's Safe Surgery Saves Lives program, but this technology is not widely available in resource-poor areas. This study provided oximeters and training in four developing countries, and investigated the appropriateness of their use and the systems required to ensure uptake and continued use.

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