Everything About Pulse Oximetry-Part 2: Clinical Applications, Portable/Wearable Pulse Oximeters, Remote Patient
Kemal Tekin1, Muhammed Karadogan1, Secil Gunaydin1
1QMEN Informatics Software Consulting Education Ltd, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract:
Purpose: Pulse oximetry is widely used in healthcare settings for both screening and continuous monitoring. In this article, it was aimed to review some aspects of pulse oximetry including clinical applications, portable devices, and recent advances in detail. Materials and Methods: The international and national reliable sources were used in the literature review for critical data analysis. A total of 31 articles including 19 prospective comparative clinical studies, 9 reviews, 1 meta-analysis, 1 retrospective study, and 1 experimental study were used for preparation of this part of the review. Results: In this part of the article, clinical applications of pulse oximeters, portable/wearable pulse oximeters, remote patient monitoring, and recent advances were all reviewed in detail. Conclusion: Pulse oximetry is a widely used and reliable noninvasive technique that provides useful information about blood oxygenation in individuals. This technique can guide oxygen therapy, reduce the occurrence of hypoxemia, and decrease the frequency of admissions to the intensive care unit, as well as arterial blood gas sampling. New multiwaveform sensors and advanced signal processing techniques can differentiate between different types of hemoglobin and may be useful for continuous measurement of total hemoglobin, as well as for detecting and providing information on blood loss and cardiac output.
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