title: [Non-invasive pulse oximetry for the measurement of oxygen saturation in intensive care patients].
abstract: Non-invasive measurements of oxygen saturation are attractive because they provide continuous information which may result in improved patient care. We evaluated a new finger pulse oximeter as a measure of arterial oxygen saturation in critically ill patients with respiratory distress. In 12 patients studied, 133 simultaneous comparisons between in vivo (Pulse-Oximeter, Nellcor, Hayward, California) and in vitro (IL CO-Oximeter 282) oxygen-haemoglobin saturation were made. Linear regression analysis of these pooled data yielded on excellent correlation (r = 0.97, p less than 0.001, 0.3% accuracy). The results demonstrate that non-invasive oxygen monitoring of patients with respiratory failure is feasible and can reliably detect potential life-threating arterial oxygen desaturation.
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D003422:Critical Care; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen
vernacular_title: Nicht-invasive Pulsoximetrie zur Bestimmung der Sauerstoffsättigung bei Intensivpatienten.