A proposal to make the pulse oximetry as omnipresent as thermometry in public health care systems

In a large randomized trial with 20 802 peri-operative patients in 1993, hypoxemia could be detected in 7.9% patients using a pulse oximeter vs detection in only 0.4% patients without one. [...]a ~ 19 fold increase in the detection of hypoxemia was noted in the oximeter group than in the control gro...

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Published in:Journal of global health 2020-12, Vol.10 (2), p.0203102-0203102
Main Authors: Singh, Arvinder, Kataria, Sushila, Das, Payal, Sharma, Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binding sites
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease
Drowning
Global health
Hemoglobin
Hospitals
Hypoxia
Lungs
Nursing homes
Oxygen saturation
Pandemics
Patients
Pneumonia
Primary care
Public health
Pulse oximetry
Quarantine
Viewpoints
Vital signs
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Summary:In a large randomized trial with 20 802 peri-operative patients in 1993, hypoxemia could be detected in 7.9% patients using a pulse oximeter vs detection in only 0.4% patients without one. [...]a ~ 19 fold increase in the detection of hypoxemia was noted in the oximeter group than in the control group. Pulse oximetry is also used in the management of oxygen levels after events such as drowning, poisoning and allergic reactions. [...]oximeters have become indispensable in hospital settings. Summary of the guidelines in various countries is given in Table 1. [...]all countries may consider widespread use of oximetry in COVID-19 patients to assist in triaging [17] as eventually governments would have to resort to strategies to enable home/primary care management of mild COVID-19 cases to ease pressure on hospitals.
ISSN:2047-2978
2047-2986
DOI:10.7189/jogh.10.0203102