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Neonatal pulse oximetry: accuracy and reliability.

W W Hay1, J M Brockway, M Eyzaguirre

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Pediatrics
|May 1, 1989
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Pulse oximetry accurately monitors neonatal oxygen saturation (SpO2). This study confirms its precision in reflecting arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2), crucial for preventing infant complications.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Medicine
  • Medical Devices
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Pulse oximetry is widely used for neonatal oxygen monitoring.
  • Accurate oxygen monitoring is critical due to neonatal morbidity linked to abnormal oxygen levels.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of the Ohmeda Biox 3700 pulse oximeter in neonates.
  • To determine if pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) precisely reflects arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2).

Main Methods:

  • Compared Ohmeda Biox 3700 SpO2 readings with simultaneous arterial blood oxygen saturation measurements.
  • Utilized a Radiometer OSM2 Hemoximeter for arterial blood gas analysis.
  • Correlated SpO2 with PaO2 and transcutaneous PO2 (tcPO2), analyzing effects of clinical factors.

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Main Results:

  • SpO2 showed a high correlation (r = .99) with arterial oxygen saturation.
  • SpO2 values of 92% +/- 3% excluded PaO2 values outside the 45-100 mm Hg range.
  • SpO2-PaO2 correlation was unaffected by gestational age and peripheral factors influencing tcPO2.

Conclusions:

  • The Ohmeda Biox 3700 pulse oximeter demonstrates high accuracy in neonatal oxygen monitoring.
  • SpO2 accurately predicts normal arterial oxygen partial pressure values in neonates.
  • SpO2 provides a reliable measure of oxygenation, unaffected by factors that skew tcPO2.