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Differential pulse oximeter accuracy, occult hypoxemia prevalence, and clinical outcomes by patient race/ethnicity / Nicholas J. Parr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parr, Nicholas J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Outcome assessment (Medical care).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (62 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, 2023.
- Summary:
- Pulse oximeters are used in many clinical settings and provide a rapid and noninvasive means of measuring oxygen saturation. Despite this utility, pulse oximeters may over- or underestimate a patient's arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2). Overestimating oxygen saturation is especially concerning when pulse oximeter readings of peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) indicate a normal blood oxygen level while a patient is actually in a hypoxemic state--a situation known as occult hypoxemia. Potential clinical impacts of occult or undetected hypoxemia include delayed or inadequate treatment, premature treatment de-escalation or discharge, and ultimately, greater morbidity and mortality.
- Notes:
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