Linking To Dr. Max Feinstein’s Video “How oxygen monitoring works in anesthesia (and when it doesn’t)”

Today I link to Dr. Max Feinstein’s YouTube video, How oxygen monitoring works in anesthesia (and when it doesn’t) which you need to watch on YouTube.

Max Feinstein

13,338 views Feb 2, 2025 #MedicalSchool #Anesthesiology #Residency

13,338 views • Feb 2, 2025 • #MedicalSchool #Anesthesiology #Residency

Pulse oximetry is arguably the most important monitor in anesthesiology. In this video, I explain how it works, why it’s important, and the number of ways it can become unreliable. Read the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation newsletter that inspired this video: https://www.apsf.org/newsletter/febru…

0:00 Start

0:54 Gold standard

2:23 How pulse oximetry works

4:19 When it fails

10:51 Actual desaturation