NOCTURNAL DESATURATION MONITORING IN PATIENTS UNDER HOME OXYGEN THERAPY BY PORTABLE PULSE OXYMETER

Nocturnal sleep oxygen saturation were measured by portable pulse oximeter in 36 home oxygen therapy (HOT) patients. Although the daytime PaCO2 in 26 HOT patients without bilevel PAP (BiP AP) significantly differed from that in 10 HOT patients with BiPAP, the average oxygen satu-ration and the oxyge...

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Published inJapanese Journal of National Medical Services Vol. 53; no. 9; pp. 588 - 591
Main Authors YANG, Shuichi, SHISHIDO, Shinji, KOBAYASHI, Kanako, KAWASAKI, Yuji, NAKANO, Hiroko
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese Society of National Medical Services 20.09.1999
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home oxygen therapy patient
nocturnal desaturation monitoring
portable pulse oximeter
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Summary:Nocturnal sleep oxygen saturation were measured by portable pulse oximeter in 36 home oxygen therapy (HOT) patients. Although the daytime PaCO2 in 26 HOT patients without bilevel PAP (BiP AP) significantly differed from that in 10 HOT patients with BiPAP, the average oxygen satu-ration and the oxygen desaturation index did not differ between these groups. Oxygen saturation level lower than 90% was recognized in 12 HOT patients without BiPAP and in 5 HOT patients with BiPAP. As nocturnal desaturation is probable in HOT patients without aggravation of the disease or daytime desaturation, periodic nocturnal-sleep oxygen saturation monitoring is important.
ISSN:0021-1699
1884-8729
DOI:10.11261/iryo1946.53.588