BACKGROUND: Pulse oximetry is widely used in intensive care and emergency conditions to monitor arterial oxygenation and to guide oxygen therapy. OBJECTIVE: To study the reliability of pulse oximetry in comparison with CO-oximetry in newborn piglets during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). METHODOLOGY: In a prospective cohort study in 30 healthy newborn piglets, cardiac arrest was induced, and thereafter each piglet received ... Read more