Pulse oximeter provision and training of non-physician anesthetists in Zambia: a qualitative study exploring perioperative care after training

• Main Authors: Meagan E. Peterson (Author), Aviva S. Mattingly (Author), Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell (Author), Betelehem M. Asnake (Author), Imraan Ahmed (Author), Thomas G. Weiser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pulse oximetry monitoring is included in the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist and recognized as an essential perioperative safety monitoring device. However, many low resource countries do not have adequate numbers of pulse oximeters available or healthcare workers trained in their use...