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What is oxygenation assessment?

Pneumonia reduces the amount of oxygen carried in a patient's blood. Therefore it's important to measure the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream. This measure reports how many patients with pneumonia had their blood/oxygen level measured at Vanderbilt.

Source of information: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

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