The uses of overnight pulse oximetry

Overnight pulse oximetry (OPO) has proven to be an effective and beneficial technique to determine the cardiorespiratory status of patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. It is a cheap, safe, reliable, simple, and accurate method of patient monitoring as compared to the expensive and...

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Published in:Lung India 2020-03, Vol.37 (2), p.151-157
Main Authors: Singh, Shruti, Khan, Sara, Singh, Dilbagh, Verma, Sameer, Talwar, Arunabh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anoxemia
Apnea
Care and treatment
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Continuous positive airway pressure
desaturation
Health care
Heart failure
Hypertension
Hypoxemia
interstitial lung disease
Light
Obesity
obstructive sleep apnea
overnight pulse oximetry
Patient monitoring equipment
Patients
Primary care
Review
Setting (Literature)
Sleep
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Studies
Surgery
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Summary:Overnight pulse oximetry (OPO) has proven to be an effective and beneficial technique to determine the cardiorespiratory status of patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. It is a cheap, safe, reliable, simple, and accurate method of patient monitoring as compared to the expensive and labor-intensive method of multichannel polysomnography for detecting sleep-disordered breathing. It provides accurate information about patient's oxygenation status and also helps in monitoring the response to continuous positive airway pressure and in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Nocturnal hypoxemia portends a poor prognosis in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), and neuromuscular diseases. OPO can help its early detection and management.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_302_19