• A & A case reports · Jan 2014

    Forehead pulse oximeter-associated pressure injury.

    • Melissa Lee and James B Eisenkraft.
    • From the Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
    • A A Case Rep. 2014 Jan 15;2(2):13-5.

    AbstractPeripherally placed transmittance pulse oximeter sensors have been associated with patient injury including burns, gangrene, and necrosis. There are 2 reports of burn injuries associated with the use of forehead reflectance sensors, but there is no report of a pressure injury associated with the use of an OxiMax™ MAX-FAST™ forehead sensor and headband. We report the case of a patient who developed tissue necrosis associated with prolonged application of a forehead pulse oximeter sensor under a headband and displacement of the sensor cable.

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