• J Clin Monit · Oct 1985

    Pulse oximetry in critically ill children.

    • C D Fait, R C Wetzel, J M Dean, C L Schleien, and F R Gioia.
    • J Clin Monit. 1985 Oct 1;1(4):232-5.

    AbstractTo confirm the clinical applicability of a commercial pulse oximeter, we compared arterial hemoglobin saturation values determined by in-vitro oximetry and pulse oximetry in 15 critically ill children. One hundred ninety-two paired hemoglobin saturations were determined by both noninvasive pulse oximetry and direct measurement of arterial blood samples. The correlation between these two methods of measurement was statistically significant (r = 0.895; p less than 0.001). The mean percentage difference between the two measurements was 1.8%. Pulse oximetry was found to be safe and less cumbersome than other methods of monitoring arterial oxygen content. Overall, pulse oximetry was precise and provided a clinically satisfactory noninvasive method for continuously monitoring arterial hemoglobin saturation in critically ill children.

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