The Global Oximetry initiative - PubMed

Review

The Global Oximetry initiative

G M M Thoms et al. Anaesthesia. 2007 Dec.

Free article

Abstract

Global Oximetry (GO) is an initiative launched recently in Uganda, India, the Philippines and Vietnam. The overall aims are to promote oximetry utilisation and reduce oximetry costs in lower income countries. Research objectives include studying the feasibility of cost reduction; overcoming non-cost barriers to global oximetry including issues of prioritization; education and guidelines; servicing and access to parts. Promotional objectives include creating new policy, influencing oximetry design, and setting new global standards for safer monitoring.

Similar articles

• Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project.

  Walker IA, Merry AF, Wilson IH, McHugh GA, O'Sullivan E, Thoms GM, Nuevo F, Whitaker DK; GO Project teams. Walker IA, et al. Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1051-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06067.x. Anaesthesia. 2009. PMID: 19735394

• Extending the WHO 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives' project through global oximetry.

  King CJ. King CJ. Anaesthesia. 2010 Aug;65(8):857-8; author reply 858-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06430.x. Anaesthesia. 2010. PMID: 20649920 No abstract available.

• Extending the WHO 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives' project through Global Oximetry.

  Merry AF, Eichhorn JH, Wilson IH. Merry AF, et al. Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1045-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06104.x. Anaesthesia. 2009. PMID: 19735392 No abstract available.

• Pulse oximeters.

  Cowan T. Cowan T. Prof Nurse. 1997 Jul;12(10):744-8, 750. Prof Nurse. 1997. PMID: 9248457 Review.

• The use of pulse oximetry during conscious sedation. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association.

  [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA. 1993 Sep 22-29;270(12):1463-8. JAMA. 1993. PMID: 8371447 Review. No abstract available.

Cited by

• Is pulse oximetry an essential tool or just another distraction? The role of the pulse oximeter in modern anesthesia care.

  Shah A, Shelley KH. Shah A, et al. J Clin Monit Comput. 2013 Jun;27(3):235-42. doi: 10.1007/s10877-013-9428-7. Epub 2013 Jan 12. J Clin Monit Comput. 2013. PMID: 23314807 Review.

• Oxygen: The Missing Element in Low-Income Countries.

  McQueen K. McQueen K. World J Surg. 2016 Feb;40(2):249-50. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3284-1. World J Surg. 2016. PMID: 26493694 No abstract available.

• Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry.

  Miyasaka K, Shelley K, Takahashi S, Kubota H, Ito K, Yoshiya I, Yamanishi A, Cooper JB, Steward DJ, Nishida H, Kiani J, Ogino H, Sata Y, Kopotic RJ, Jenkin K, Hannenberg A, Gawande A. Miyasaka K, et al. J Anesth. 2021 Oct;35(5):671-709. doi: 10.1007/s00540-021-02967-z. Epub 2021 Aug 2. J Anesth. 2021. PMID: 34338865 Free PMC article.

• The impact of increasing oximetry usage in India: A pilot study.

  McHugh GA, Pollard BJ, Hooda S, Thoms GM. McHugh GA, et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2011 May;55(3):235-41. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.82662. Indian J Anaesth. 2011. PMID: 21808394 Free PMC article.

• Project for Universal Management of Airways - part 1: concept and methods.

  Chrimes N, Higgs A, Law JA, Baker PA, Cooper RM, Greif R, Kovacs G, Myatra SN, O'Sullivan EP, Rosenblatt WH, Ross CH, Sakles JC, Sorbello M, Hagberg CA. Chrimes N, et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Dec;75(12):1671-1682. doi: 10.1111/anae.15269. Anaesthesia. 2020. PMID: 33165958 Free PMC article.

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources

• Full Text Sources

  • Ovid Technologies, Inc.
  • Wiley