Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Skin Pigment Affects Oxygen Monitor
October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Critically ill patients can receive invasive mechanical ventilation to stabilize oxygen levels. A pulse oximeter device is secured on the finger to monitor oxygen levels during ventilator use.
Skin pigmentation may affect the accuracy of the device, leading to episodes of hypoxemia, low blood oxygen levels, or hyperoxemia, high blood oxygen levels, even when the dev . . .
Critically ill patients can receive invasive mechanical ventilation to stabilize oxygen levels. A pulse oximeter device is secured on the finger to monitor oxygen levels during ventilator use.
Skin pigmentation may affect the accuracy of the device, leading to episodes of hypoxemia, low blood oxygen levels, or hyperoxemia, high blood oxygen levels, even when the dev . . .