Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients

Background and aims: Nowadays, finger pulse oximetry has been used for continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation. However, finger pulse oximetry cannot be always applied on fingertips. In such condition, the same sensor of finger pulse oximetry on the ear could be applied for reading the oxygen sat...

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Main Authors: mohammad Javad shaban, Ali mohammadpour, mojtaba kianmehr, Tahereh Baloochi Beydokhti
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Published: Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences 2018-04-01
Series:Majallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī
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Online Access:http://jcnm.skums.ac.ir/article-1-773-en.html
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author mohammad Javad shaban
Ali mohammadpour
mojtaba kianmehr
Tahereh Baloochi Beydokhti
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description Background and aims: Nowadays, finger pulse oximetry has been used for continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation. However, finger pulse oximetry cannot be always applied on fingertips. In such condition, the same sensor of finger pulse oximetry on the ear could be applied for reading the oxygen saturation. Regarding the difference of ear and finger tissues and the fact that finger pulse oximeter has been designed for the finger structure; So, the present study was aimed to determine the precision of finger pulse oximeter when used at finger and ear among the patients who were under Vasopressor treatment. Methods: In this comparative descriptive-analytical study, 33 Vasopressor-treated patients in the intense care ward of Kashmar hospital were were selected based on simple and convenience and entered into the study according to inclusion criteria in 2016. Two finger pulse oximetry sensors were used; one was attached to the fingertip and the other on upper part of auricle. They simultaneously sampled arterial blood. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS software through Spearman correlation and variance analysis tests on observation replicas. Results: The findings showed that there is a statistically significant difference between SpO2 of the ear (94.03±3.79), fingertip (86.81±4.82) and SaO2 (90.88±3.65) in the Vasopressor-treated patients (P<0.001). Also, there is a statistically significant relationship between oxygen saturation percent and the time of capillary refill. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that in Vasopressor-treated patients, application of finger pulse oximetry on ear would lead to results that are more accurate on oxygen saturation as compared to its application on fingertip.
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spelling doaj.art-7d9181f6373f44f5a79205b61aa9f7f52022-12-21T20:25:04ZfasShahrekord University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī2322-47032345-68842018-04-0171918Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patientsmohammad Javad shaban0Ali mohammadpour1mojtaba kianmehr2Tahereh Baloochi Beydokhti3 Student, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, I.R. Iran Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, I.R. Iran Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, I.R. Iran Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, I.R. Iran Background and aims: Nowadays, finger pulse oximetry has been used for continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation. However, finger pulse oximetry cannot be always applied on fingertips. In such condition, the same sensor of finger pulse oximetry on the ear could be applied for reading the oxygen saturation. Regarding the difference of ear and finger tissues and the fact that finger pulse oximeter has been designed for the finger structure; So, the present study was aimed to determine the precision of finger pulse oximeter when used at finger and ear among the patients who were under Vasopressor treatment. Methods: In this comparative descriptive-analytical study, 33 Vasopressor-treated patients in the intense care ward of Kashmar hospital were were selected based on simple and convenience and entered into the study according to inclusion criteria in 2016. Two finger pulse oximetry sensors were used; one was attached to the fingertip and the other on upper part of auricle. They simultaneously sampled arterial blood. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS software through Spearman correlation and variance analysis tests on observation replicas. Results: The findings showed that there is a statistically significant difference between SpO2 of the ear (94.03±3.79), fingertip (86.81±4.82) and SaO2 (90.88±3.65) in the Vasopressor-treated patients (P<0.001). Also, there is a statistically significant relationship between oxygen saturation percent and the time of capillary refill. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that in Vasopressor-treated patients, application of finger pulse oximetry on ear would lead to results that are more accurate on oxygen saturation as compared to its application on fingertip.http://jcnm.skums.ac.ir/article-1-773-en.htmlear pulse oximetryfinger pulse oximetryvasopressor
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Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients
Majallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī
ear pulse oximetry
finger pulse oximetry
vasopressor
title Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients
title_full Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients
title_fullStr Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients
title_full_unstemmed Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients
title_short Comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among Vasopressor-treated patients
title_sort comparing the precision of pulse oximetry with finger sensor at finger and ear among vasopressor treated patients
topic ear pulse oximetry
finger pulse oximetry
vasopressor
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