Working accuracy of pulse oximetry in COVID-19 patients stepping down from intensive care: a clinical evaluation

Introduction UK guidelines suggest that pulse oximetry, rather than blood gas sampling, is adequate for monitoring of patients with COVID-19 if CO2 retention is not suspected. However, pulse oximetry has impaired accuracy in certain patient groups, and data are lacking on its accuracy in patients wi...

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Main Authors: Bradley Lonergan, Keir Elmslie James Philip, Benjamin Bennett, Silas Fuller, Charles McFadyen, Janis Burns, Robert Tidswell, Aikaterini Vlachou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000778.full
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