Pulse oximetry is a clinical monitoring tool that commonly serves as a biomarker for hypoxia.
It is a simple, practical, noninvasive tool so deeply embedded in medicine that it is typically …

Pulse oximetry has evolved as an essential tool in the armament of a clinician. It
noninvasively and immediately provides insights into the oxygenation of a patient. With the …

Pulse oximetry's final frontier Page 1 Editorials Pulse oximetry's final frontier Kevin K. Tremper,
MD, PhD, FCCM University of Michigan Health System; Ann Arbor, MI Address requests for …

Pulse oximeters are ubiquitous medical devices mainly used for the continuous and
noninvasive monitoring of oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Other variables, including the …

Severity scoring systems for critically ill patients can serve several important purposes.
These include risk stratification for clinical trials, guidance for therapeutic …

The pulse oximeter is a clinically useful patient monitoring device with a unique background.
According to its underlying measurement principles, calibration of the pulse oximeter cannot …

Continuous monitoring of arterial blood saturation using pulse oximetry has become the
standard of care in the ICU. With the proliferation of pulse oximeters, episodic hypoxemia is …

• Background Pulse oximetry is a frequently used, noninvasive monitoring tool for assessing
arterial blood oxygenation. Physicians, registered nurses, and respiratory therapists are …

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for reliable, point-of-care blood oxygen
assessment among hospitalized patients at high risk of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure …

The hemodynamic abnormali-ties of sepsis, and their appropriate treatment, are familiar to
caregivers in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the emergency department. The key is early …