Open AccessThe uses of overnight pulse oximetry
Author(s) -
Shruti Singh,
Sundas Khan,
D. K. Singh,
Sameer Verma,
Arunabh Talwar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_302_19
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse oximetry , copd , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , hypoxemia , continuous positive airway pressure , intensive care medicine , cardiorespiratory fitness , breathing , apnea , cardiology , anesthesia
Overnight pulse oximetry (OPO) has proven to be an effective and beneficial technique to determine the cardiorespiratory status of patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. It is a cheap, safe, reliable, simple, and accurate method of patient monitoring as compared to the expensive and labor-intensive method of multichannel polysomnography for detecting sleep-disordered breathing. It provides accurate information about patient's oxygenation status and also helps in monitoring the response to continuous positive airway pressure and in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Nocturnal hypoxemia portends a poor prognosis in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), and neuromuscular diseases. OPO can help its early detection and management.