Open AccessEvaluation of accuracy of portable fingertip pulse oximeter, as compared to that of a hospital oximeter with digital sensor
Author(s) -
Denise Pupim,
Liogi Iwaki Filho,
Wilton Mitsunari Takeshita,
Lílian Cristina Vessoni Iwaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.123362
Subject(s) - medicine , photoplethysmogram , pulse oximetry , pulse (music) , oxygen saturation , pulse rate , biomedical engineering , hypoxemia , statistical analysis , peripheral , correlation coefficient , anesthesia , cardiology , oxygen , statistics , mathematics , computer science , blood pressure , telecommunications , chemistry , organic chemistry , filter (signal processing) , detector , computer vision
The pulse oximeter is a device that noninvasively provides continuous information about the peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) rate. This device is utilized in the detection of hypoxemia, due to its able to sense changes in hemoglobin oxygen saturation.