An evaluation of pulse oximeters in dogs, cats and horses

• Published in: Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 3 - 14
• Main Authors: Matthews, Nora S, Hartke, Sherrie, Allen, John C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford UK Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2003; Blackwell Science Ltd
• Subjects: Anesthesia - veterinary; Animals; Catheterization, Peripheral - veterinary; cats; Cats - physiology; dogs; Dogs - physiology; Electrocardiography - veterinary; Equipment Failure; Female; Heart Rate; horses; Horses - physiology; Male; Oximetry - instrumentation; Oximetry - standards; Oximetry - veterinary; Prospective Studies; pulse oximetry; Reproducibility of Results; saturation; pulse oximetry; saturation; dogs; cats; horses

Evaluation of five pulse oximeters in dogs, cats and horses with sensors placed at five sites and hemoglobin saturation at three plateaus. Prospective randomized multispecies experimental trial. Five healthy dogs, cats and horses. Animals were anesthetized and instrumented with ECG leads and arteria...