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Clinical Competency in Pulse Oximetry among Medical Professionals and Nursing Personnel in a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: Pulse oximetry is used for monitoring of patient care with early and reliable detection of hypoxemia. Inadequate knowledge amongst medical and nursing personnel can lead to reduced patient safety .
Somashekhar Marutirao Nimbalkar, Satvik Chaitanya Bansal, Chintan Labhubhai Patel, Dipen Vasudev Patel, Karamchand Hukumchand Patil, Archana Somashekhar Nimbalkar   +5 more
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Esophageal pulse oximetry utilizing reflectance photoplethysmography [PDF]

, 2002
Peripheral perfusion is often poor and barely pulsatile in patients undergoing prolonged major surgery. Hence, the arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings from commercial finger pulse oximeters can become unreliable or cease when they are most ...
Jones, D. P., Kyriacou, P. A., Langford, R. M., Powell, S.   +3 more
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Molecular and Clinical Characterization of the Hb Tübingen [β106(G8) Leu→ Gln, HBB: c.320 T>A] Associated With Congenital Methemoglobinemia in a Chinese Family

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Congenital methemoglobinemia caused by hemoglobin variants is a rare hematological disorder often misdiagnosed due to overlapping features with enzymatic defects. Hb Tübingen, a β‐globin chain variant (βCD106), is characterized by increased autoxidation, heat instability, and cyanosis.
Hualei Luo, Zhenmin Ren, Yuhua Ye, Reem Nabil Hassan, Xiaoying Fu, Tao Wu, Yunsheng Chen, Xufeng Luo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peri-operative pulse oximetry in low-income countries: a cost–effectiveness analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To evaluate the cost–effectiveness of pulse oximetry – compared with no peri-operative monitoring – during surgery in low-income countries. Methods: We considered the use of tabletop and portable, hand-held pulse oximeters among patients of ...
Burn, Samantha L, Chilton, Peter J, Gawande, Atul A, Lilford, Richard J   +3 more
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Low‐value care and variation in practice in the care of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Canada (CareBEST): Protocol for a multi‐center prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Low‐value care refers to health services for which the potential harms or costs outweigh the benefits of use. Bronchiolitis is the most common and among the most costly causes of pediatric hospitalizations. Evidence consistently shows that many common tests and treatments used to manage bronchiolitis do not improve outcomes ...
Branden Bonham, Tamara Perez, Michelle Bailey, Nick Barrowman, Christopher Bonafide, Ariane Boutin, Melanie Buba, Francine Buchanan, Matthew Carwana, Breanna A. Chen, Evelyn Constantin, Kim de Castris Garcia, Francesca del Giorgio, Zachary Dionisopoulos, Christine Fahim, Karen L. Forbes, Jeremy N. Friedman, Josée Anne Gagnon, Peter J. Gill, Mei Han, Nelly Huynh, Maria Karaceper, Terry P. Klassen, Isabelle Lahaie, Patricia Li, Myla Moretti, Sanjay Mahant, Sarah Manos, Hayat Mekhici, Chris Novak, Olivia Ostrow, Caroline Quach, Julie Quet, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Seghal, Alan R. Shroeder, Marc‐André Turcot, Gita Wahi, Olivier Drouin, The Canadian Pediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN)   +39 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of newborn pulse oximetry screening to detect critical congenital heart disease in Colombia

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2019
Background In many countries, economic assessments of the routine use of pulse oximetry in the detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) at birth has not yet been carried out.
Dario Londoño Trujillo, Nestor Fernando Sandoval Reyes, Alejandra Taborda Restrepo, Cindy Lorena Chamorro Velasquez, Maria Teresa Dominguez Torres, Sandra Vanessa Romero Ducuara, Gloria Amparo Troncoso Moreno, Hernan Camilo Aranguren Bello, Alejandra Fonseca Cuevas, Pablo Andres Bermudez Hernandez, Pablo Sandoval Trujillo, Rodolfo Jose Dennis   +11 more
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Evaluation of Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Results with Pulse Oximetry

İstanbul Medical Journal, 2022
Introduction:The early diagnosis and treatment of critical congenital heart diseases (CCHD), which require surgery or intervention during the 1st year of life, is an important issue.
Nursu Kara, Didem Arman, Adem Gül, Türkan Şimşek, Özben Ceylan, Serdar Cömert   +5 more
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Occurrence of Hypoxemia the First Day After Trauma Assessed by Continuous Pulse Oximetry. [PDF]

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
ABSTRACT Background Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in young adults. Although supplemental oxygen is recommended early after trauma to prevent hypoxemia, evidence regarding the occurrence and distribution of hypoxemic episodes, to raise awareness on potential clinical implications, is sparse.
Jensen-Abbew J, Tsuchiya EA, Arleth T, Dinesen F, Queitsch CJ, Von Magius M, Christensen MI, Madsen KPD, Rosenkrantz O, Steinmetz J.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A flexible organic reflectance oximeter array. [PDF]

, 2018
Transmission-mode pulse oximetry, the optical method for determining oxygen saturation in blood, is limited to only tissues that can be transilluminated, such as the earlobes and the fingers.
Arias, Ana C, Bovo, Gianluca, Han, Donggeon, Khan, Yasser, Lochner, Claire M, Newsome, Chris, Pierre, Adrien, Ting, Jonathan, Wang, Xingchun, Wilson, Richard, Yaacobi-Gross, Nir   +10 more
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ERS statement on standardisation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in chronic lung diseases [PDF]

, 2019
The objective of this document was to standardise published cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) protocols for improved interpretation in clinical settings and multicentre research projects.
Aguilaniu, Armstrong, Asterios Kampouras, Beaver, Bell, Borg, Boyce, Campbell, Causer, Chris Burtin, Clark, Corra, Cranston, Crisafulli, Daniel Langer, Danilo Berton, Dillard, Dimitris Kontopidis, Dionne C.W. Braeken, Don S. Urquhart, Ernst Eber, Evans, Farley, Frits M.E. Franssen, Georgios Kaltsakas, Gift, Grant, Grenvik, Groepenhoff, Hartman, Hebestreit, Hebestreit, Helge Hebestreit, Holm, Huszczuk, Ioannis Vogiatzis, J. Alberto Neder, Jana De Brandt, Jeanette Boyd, Johns, Johnson, Johnson, Jones, Kor, Krahenbuhl, Loe, Martijn A. Spruit, McArdle, Miller, Milo A. Puhan, Miyamura, Myers, Nagle, Naughton, Ochmann, Orenstein, Palange, Peveler, Pierantonio Laveneziana, Porszasz, Richard Casaburi, Riddell, Ries, Roberto A. Rabinovich, Roman, Saey, Samuel Verges, Sarah Crook, Sauwaluk Dacha, Schaun, Sheehan, Siler, Stickland, Thierry Troosters, Thomas Radtke, Thomy Tonia, Wagner, Ward, Wasserman, Wasserman, Whipp, Williams, Wilmore, Yeh, Yoshiya, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Zafeiris Louvaris, Zeballos, Zhang   +88 more
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