Arterial line for monitoring SpO2 in patients with ischemic peripheries

Goneppanavar Umesh, Kaur Jasvinder, Shetty Nanda, Shetty Ranjan

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Abstract

Monitoring the oxygenation status of patients with poor peripheral perfusion or ischemic peripheries is challenging in view of unreliable or unrecordable pulse oximeter data. In this article we describe a very simple and innovative technique of using the arterial line for reliable recording of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in such patients. We conclude that the arterial line can be used as an extension of the artery and SpO2 may be reliably measured using the arterial line in such patients as long as the blood in the arterial tubing is pulsatile and a good contact is ensured between the arterial tubing and the sensor of the pulse oximeter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-281
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-08-2010
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicine(all)
  • Health Informatics
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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