Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry-Based Home Baby Monitors

Accuracy of pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitation

Accuracy of pulse oximetry in children.

OBJECTIVE For children with cyanotic congenital heart disease or acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, providers frequently make decisions based on pulse oximetry, in the absence of an arterial blood gas. The study objective was to measure the accuracy of pulse oximetry in the saturations from pulse oximetry (SpO2) range of 65% to 97%. METHODS This institutional review board-approved prospecti...

Infant home respiratory monitoring using pulse oximetry.

Respiratory rate (RR) is a valuable early marker of illness in vulnerable infants, but current monitoring methods are unsuitable for sustained home use. We have demonstrated accurate measurement of RR from brief recordings of pulse oximeter plethysmogram (pleth) trace in full-term neonates in hospital. This study assessed the feasibility of this method in preterm infants during overnight record...

Marketing wearable home baby monitors: real peace of mind?

Wearable devices for infants are a growing industry. In April 2014, the US company Owlet announced that it had raised $1.85m (£1.2m; €1.5m) to develop and launch a “smart sock” that can be attached to a newborn baby’s ankle to monitor its vital signs. Parents can use a smart phone to check heart rate, oxygen concentrations, and skin temperature and to receive alerts if the child rolls over. Owl...

Electromagnetic Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted from GSM Mobile Phones Decreases the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors

Mobile phones are two-way radios that emit electromagnetic radiation in microwave range. As the number of mobile phone users has reached 6 billion, the bioeffects of exposure to mobile phone radiation and mobile phone electromagnetic interference with electronic equipment have received more attention, globally. As self-monitoring of blood glucose can be a beneficial part of diabetes control, ho...