Isolated pulse oximetry readings are unreliable

EDITOR,-We are concerned at David Isaac's recommendation that general practitioners should routinely carry pulse oximeters to aid their assessment of children with bronchiolitis. 1 In support of this he cites two studies. 2 3 Both conclude that pulse oximetry gives the best single initial measu...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 310; no. 6986; p. 1065
Main Authors Waite, Ian, Walker, Robert W M, Sharples, Andrew, Dearlove, Oliver
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 22.04.1995
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Medical equipment
Respiratory diseases
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Summary:EDITOR,-We are concerned at David Isaac's recommendation that general practitioners should routinely carry pulse oximeters to aid their assessment of children with bronchiolitis. 1 In support of this he cites two studies. 2 3 Both conclude that pulse oximetry gives the best single initial measurement of the severity of illness in bronchiolitis in the emergency department.
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ObjectType-Correspondence-1
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ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.310.6986.1065b