Cerebral oximetry has been around for some 3 decades but has had a somewhat checkered history regarding application and reliability. More recently several monitors have been approved in the United States and elsewhere and the technique is emerging as a useful tool for assessing not only adequate cerebral oxygenation but also tissue oxygenation and perfusion in other organs.

Objectives: To detect Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) at an early stage and to find out its occurrence in asymptomatic healthy term newborns. To assess the role of pulse oximetry as a screening tool in CHD. Methods: All apparently healthy newborns delivered in a period of 1 year in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad were screened for the presence of CHD by physical examination and pul...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe and accurate radiologic tool [1]. However, there is also a risk of physical injury or thermal injury [1,2]. During MRI scanning, wearing monitoring equipment containing metal such as pulse oximetry and ECG monitoring leads can cause contact burns; a few cases of thermal injury during MRI scanning in unconscious patients have been reported [1,2]. Howeve...

INTRODUCTION Pulse oximetry is a useful tool for clinical and investigational purposes for indirect measurements of oxygen saturation [1-3]. Measurement of oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry (SpO2) can be used for evaluation and control of hypoxemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As pulse oximetry is a non–invasive device, it can be used instead of arterial blood gases (ABG...

BACKGROUND Pulse oximetry is a widely accepted procedure for ventilatory monitoring during gastrointestinal endoscopy, but this method provides an indirect measurement of the respiratory function. In addition, detection of abnormal ventilatory activity can be delayed, especially if supplemental oxygen is provided. Capnography offers continuous real-time measurement of expiratory carbon dioxide....

BACKGROUND Delayed diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in neonates increases morbidity and mortality. The use of pulse oximetry screening is recommended to increase detection of these conditions. The contribution of pulse oximetry in a tertiary-care birthing center may be different from at other sites. METHODS We analyzed CCHD pulse oximetry screening for newborns ≥ 35 weeks...

=Abstract=Pulse oximetry has recently been introduced as a method for continuous and non-invasive transcutaneous monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation in neonates. The purpose of our study was to determine the reliability, accuracy, and practicability of pulse oximetry for monitoring arterial oxygenation in sick newborn infants. Pulse oximetry oxygen saturation values (SpO2) were compared wi...