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Pulse oximetry in sickle cell disease

P Pianosi1, T D Charge, D W Esseltine

  • 1Respiratory Medicine Service, McGill University-Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Archives of Disease in Childhood
|June 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Pulse oximetry readings in sickle cell disease patients can be unreliable. This study found that while pulse oximetry often matches blood saturation, individual variations, linked to P50 values, necessitate cautious interpretation for predicting arterial oxygen saturation.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Hematology
  • Medical Devices

Background:

  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients typically exhibit mild hypoxemia and a rightward shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, suggesting lower-than-normal oxygen saturation.
  • However, many SCD patients present with normal oxygen saturation readings via pulse oximetry, creating a clinical paradox.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the discrepancy between expected and measured oxygen saturation in children with sickle cell disease.
  • To compare pulse oximetry readings with arterialized capillary blood gas analysis and assess the influence of P50 on measurement variability.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous measurement of arterialized capillary oxygen tension (PO2) and oxygen saturation alongside pulse oximetry in 20 pediatric SCD patients.
  • Comparison of P50 values with pulse oximetry saturation measurements across all participants.

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Main Results:

  • Pulse oximetry saturation generally correlated well with saturation calculated from blood samples.
  • Significant individual deviations in pulse oximetry readings were observed and partially explained by variations in P50 values.

Conclusions:

  • Pulse oximetry demonstrates variable accuracy in sickle cell disease patients.
  • Clinicians should exercise caution when using pulse oximetry to estimate arterial oxygen saturation in this population due to potential inaccuracies.