1 Department of Pulmonology and Lung Cancers, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland 2 Department of Histology and Cytophysiology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland Introduction: ...

A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising urgent questions about ...

For any given SaO2, SpO2 readings are higher for those with darker versus lighter skin tone. HealthDay News — Patients with darker skin tones have peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO 2) readings that ...

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics provide these pediatric advanced life support guidelines focusing on resuscitation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...

Abstract: Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a very common sleep disorder disease. Reliable detection of apnea is very crucial for subsequent treatment. In this article, a novel method based on artificial ...

Correspondence to Jia Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; jia.liu{at}siat.ac.cn and Dr Ka Sing Wong, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese ...

3 School of Engineering and ICT, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 4 School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Objective To assess the performance of a ...

There is no need to do any special preparation for this test. However, if you are on oxygen therapy, oxygen values must be constant for 20 minutes before the test. If you are taking medication to make ...

William Ottestad, consultant and specialist in anaesthesiology. The author has completed the ICMJE form and declares no conflicts of interest. Some COVID-19 patients deteriorate rapidly and seemingly ...