Journal of intensive care
Thermal intervention improves pulse oximetry accuracy in critically ill patients with low perfusion: a quasi-experimental study.
Natalie Karlsson, Felicia Olsson Lindstrand, Lotta Johansson, Carl Sjödin
Published: 202610.1186/s40560-026-00847-w
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pulse oximetry is essential for continuous oxygen monitoring in intensive care, yet its accuracy declines in patients with low peripheral perfusion, risking both unrecognised hypoxaemia and inappropriate oxygen therapy. The perfusion inde…
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