Comparative Evaluation of Accuracy of Pulse Oximeters and Factors Affecting Their Performance in a Tertiary Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Anupam Singh,
Malvinder Singh Sahi,
Bablesh Mahawar,
Sajjan Rajpurohit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24640.9961
Subject(s) - pulse oximetry , medicine , intensive care unit , pulse (music) , intensive care , tertiary care , critically ill , arterial blood , limits of agreement , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , nuclear medicine , detector , electrical engineering , engineering
Pulse oximetry is a widely used tool, unfortunately there is a paucity of data investigating its accuracy in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and if they are able to meet mandated FDA criteria as claimed by them in critically ill patients.
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