Utility and feasibility of integrating pulse oximetry into the routine assessment of young infants at primary care clinics in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Hypoxemia may occur in young infants with severe acute illnesses or congenital cardiac anomalies, but is not reliably detected on physical exam. Pulse oximetry (PO) can be used to detect hypoxemia, but its application in low-income countries has been limited, and its feasibility in the r...

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Autores principales: Emdin, Connor A., Mir, Fatima, Sultana, Shazia, Kazi, AM, Zaidi, Anita K M, Dimitris, Michelle C., Roth, Daniel E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26424473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0463-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26424473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0463-z

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