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Interference in a pulse oximeter from a fiberoptic light source |
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| Authors: | Frank E. Block Jr MD |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Indian River Memorial Hospital, Vero Beach, FL.;(2) PO Box 3342, 32964 Vero Beach, FL |
| Abstract: | A healthy patient who was undergoing cystoscopy suddenly showed a rapid increase in heart rate on a pulse oximeter. The cause was determined to be incident light from the light source for the cystoscope. |
| Keywords: | Equipment: alarms interference fiberoptic light Measurement techniques: pulse oximetry Monitoring: oxygen |
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