How do you monitor blood pressure and breathing satus through a surgical procedure?

Answer 1

As a surgical nurse I deal with this every day and it may sound simple but I know that to every person having a surgery, this is a big deal. Before you fall asleep with the help of anesthesia, a blood pressure cuff is applied to one of your arms, just like the ones they have at the doctor's office. There will also be some small, sticky squares with a metal knob, attached to some thin cables put on three different places on your chest. This also keeps track of your heart activity during surgery. After you have gone to sleep you will most likely get a tube inserted down your airway and that is connected to the same machine as the others. The anesthesiologist (a medical dr) or a registered nurse anesthesist is constantly with you during the procedure and they have a big monitor screen in which they can keep track of how you're breathing and your blood pressure.

Answer 2

BP monitored by an automatic blood pressure machine on your arm. Your oxygen saturation monitored by a pulse oximeter (shines a light through your nail bed and the machine calculates the amount of oxygen in your blood stream).