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hemoglobin oxygen saturation
The % of hemoglobin bound to oxygen, obtained from arterial blood gas measurements or from pulse oximetry.
Reference interval:
- arterial blood (adult) 94-100%, (fetus) > 40%
Related
hemoglobin-oxygen affinity; pO2 for 50% hemoglobin saturation with oxygen; oxygen P50
oxyhemoglobin in blood
Specific
SaO2
General
clinical hematology test
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999