Articles: emergency-department.
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Pulse oximetry measures oxygen saturation non-invasively by using differential absorption of infrared signals which are dependent on the oxyhaemoglobin:deoxyhaemoglobin ratio. We tested the hypothesis that pulse oximetry error in measurements of blood oxygen saturations may be associated with blood haemoglobin levels. ⋯ As blood haemoglobin decreases, the oxygen saturation measurement derived from a pulse oximeter reads erroneously higher than the true value measured by ABG. While this study was confined to patients with COVID-19, physicians should be aware of this potential discrepancy among all patients with haemorrhage or known anaemia.
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New technologies developed for triage systems can have positive effects on health care professionals. The research was conducted to identify and visualize the studies conducted between 2001 and 2024 on triage and digital triage systems in emergency departments and reveals global trends on this subject. ⋯ The results obtained from the study reveal the triage and digital triage systems used in emergency services, provide a general perspective on the subject, and guide future research on this subject.
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Overdue cervical cancer screening increases the risk of invasive cervical cancer. It is important to identify settings where self-collection for primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing can be implemented to have high effect on cervical cancer screening among hard-to-reach women with overdue screening. Herein, we examined the acceptability of HPV self-collection, including completion rates, attitudes, and experiences among women seeking noncritical care at a high-volume urban safety-net hospital emergency department (ED) in Houston, Texas, United States. ⋯ HPV self-collection for primary cervical cancer screening during noncritical ED visits is possible and highly acceptable among women overdue for cervical cancer screening.