A pulse oximetry training video produced by Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and professor of anesthesiology at ...

Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center, has received a letter of commendation from the World Health Organization for ...

Although current pulse-oximetry technology cannot detect every cardiac defect, the rate of missed CCHD diagnoses is much higher when screening is based on physical examination alone. Health-care ...

Oximetry has evolved from basic transmissive pulse oximetry used at the bedside to a spectrum of techniques tailored for diverse clinical settings. Conventional pulse oximeters estimate peripheral ...

If you’ve ever had a medical team investigating cardiac issues, you’ve probably had a bunch of electrodes stuck all over your chest and been hooked up to an electrocardiogram. This is the gold ...