The introduction of pulse oximetry in clinical practice has allowed for simple, noninvasive,
and reasonably accurate estimation of arterial oxygen saturation. Pulse oximetry is routinely …

Background Respiratory alarm monitoring and rapid response team alerts on hospital
general floors are based on detection of simple numeric threshold breaches. Although some …

A61B5/1455—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, eg gas concentration, pH value;
Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, eg interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue using …

The disclosed embodiments relate to a patient monitor for evaluating a patient. The patient
monitor may comprise a sensor that is adapted to detect a sound associated with breathing …

This study of paediatric intensive care patients aimed to determine where pulse oximetry
probes should be placed to obtain the most accurate and reliable readings of peripheral …

The disclosed embodiments relate to pulse oximetry. An exemplary pulse oximeter
comprises a probe that is adapted to be attached to a body part of a patient to create a signal …

Abstract In 2001, The Joint Commission released new pain guidelines and attempted to
address the problem of undertreated pain; however, the resulting focus on the pain score …

Background: There is little evidence that the guideline-recommended oxygen saturation of
92% is the best cut-off point for detecting hypoxemia in COPD exacerbations. Objective: To …

Neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), who are treated according to INSURE
protocol; require arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis to decide on appropriate management …

We are troubled by some of the methodology and analysis described in a recent article by
Vila et al.(1) on the efficacy and safety implications of the Hospital Wide Pain Management …