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Working accuracy of pulse oximetry in COVID-19 patients stepping down from intensive care: a clinical evaluation

INTRODUCTION: UK guidelines suggest that pulse oximetry, rather than blood gas sampling, is adequate for monitoring of patients with COVID-19 if CO(2) retention is not suspected. However, pulse oximetry has impaired accuracy in certain patient groups, and data are lacking on its accuracy in patients...

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Autores principales: Philip, Keir Elmslie James, Bennett, Benjamin, Fuller, Silas, Lonergan, Bradley, McFadyen, Charles, Burns, Janis, Tidswell, Robert, Vlachou, Aikaterini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7759755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33361436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000778