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NPO, and it's definitely a component of ERAS (enhanced recovery
after surgery). For a patient having an outpatient procedure, the com-
pany recommends drinking one bottle before retiring and another
about 2 hours before surgery. Each drink has 44 grams of complex
carbohydrates and is quickly absorbed. A new formula, just out this
year, has fewer simple sugars, replacing them with stevia, a natural
sweetener, and includes LCitrulline, which helps promote blood flow
and muscle tissue repair. Plus, it tastes pretty good.
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Xhale Assurance Nasal Pulse Oximetry
Follow Your Nose for Better Pulse Oximet ry
What's not to like about an unobtrusive pulse oximetry sensor
that's designed for the nasal ala? For some reason, when we start
looking for a signal, we do the fingers, the toes and then the ears. But
the nose is vascular, it's
warmer, it gives you a better
signal and a more rapid
response to changing signals.
Why put a big clip on the fin-
ger, which often slips off,
when you can use the nose?
There's a huge anastomosis
there, after all, so it always
works. The only time you
couldn't use this is with facial
surgery, but other than that, I
can't think of anything not to
like about this product.
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F R O M T H E E X H I B I T H A L L
NOSE BEST The nose is
a fail-safe way to meas-
ure oxygen saturation.
