OBJECTIVE To explore the associations between decreased pulse oximetry values (SpO2) and clinical, laboratory, and demographic variables in general practice patients diagnosed with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including those with both COPD and asthma in combination. DESIGN/SETTING A cross-sectional study in seven Norwegian general practices of patients aged 40 year...

BACKGROUND This is a cross-sectional observational study to investigate the safety and feasibility of integrating changing body positions and physical activity in a hypoxic challenge test (HCT). The secondary objective was to compare oxygen saturation (Spo2) in two different locations (forehead and finger). METHODS Included were 12 pediatric to young adult patients with congenital heart (N = ...

OBJECTIVE Pulse oximetry is used extensively in hospital and home settings to measure arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2). Interpretation of the trend and range of SpO2 values observed in infants is currently limited by a lack of reference ranges using current devices, and may be augmented by development of cumulative frequency (CF) reference-curves. This study aims to provide reference oxygen sa...

BACKGROUND Oxygen saturation has been shown in risk score models to predict mortality in emergency medicine. The aim of this study was to determine whether low oxygen saturation measured by a single-point measurement by pulse oximetry (SpO2) is associated with increased mortality in the general adult population. METHODS Pulse oximetry was performed in 5,152 participants in a cross-sectional s...

UNLABELLED There are few data in the literature related to polysomnography in infants in altitudes from 2,200 m to 2,800 m. The main objective of this investigation was to describe oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels during sleep in infants aged between 1 and 4 months living at an altitude of 2,560 m. The secondary objectives were the description of periodic breathing (PB) and apnea indexes. Polyso...

background and objectives: pulse oximetry is the most common technique for monitoring hemoglobin oxygen saturation (spo2). different colors and brands of nail polish may cause disturbance in the reading and interpretation of oxygen saturation. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of different colors of nail polish on oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximeter. methods: thirty hea...

INTRODUCTION Haemoglobin saturation is an obligatory oxygen parameter in the assessment of neonatal oxygenation. Although, pulse oximetry is currently one of the major methods in the determination of haemoglobin saturation, capillary blood saturation is still present in the diagnostic process. As well known, haemoglobin saturation value of capillary blood is insufficiently accurate, but not as ...

BACKGROUND Pulse oximetry is a simple and non-invasive procedure widely used nowadays in the clinical practice. However, it is unclear if SpO2 values are constant throughout the 24 hours of the day or have periodic fluctuations. In the present study we evaluated if progressive day-night variations of SpO, values occur in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS Pulse oximetry (Nonin 2500) was carried o...

BACKGROUND The patterns and kinetics of changes in SpO2 in the 6-min walk test (6MWT) and cycling test have not been addressed in patients with COPD. METHODS We studied 60 COPD subjects, with a mean ± SD FEV1 of 54 ± 18% of predicted. We compared the changes in SpO2 (ΔSpO2) within and between the 2 tests, and the differences between the desaturators and non-desaturators. RESULTS In the 6MWT...