Isolated pulse oximetry readings are unreliable

• Published in: BMJ Vol. 310; no. 6986; p. 1065
• Main Authors: Waite, Ian, Walker, Robert W M, Sharples, Andrew, Dearlove, Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 22.04.1995
• Subjects: Medical equipment; Respiratory diseases

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...