Oximetry

Synonyms

Oximetries

Oximetries, Pulse

Oximetry, Pulse

Pulse Oximetries

Pulse Oximetry

The determination of oxygen-hemoglobin saturation of blood either by withdrawing a sample and passing it through a classical photoelectric oximeter or by electrodes attached to some translucent part of the body like finger, earlobe, or skin fold. It includes non-invasive oxygen monitoring by pulse oximetry.