title: Reliability of a pulse oximeter in the detection of hyperoxemia.
abstract: To evaluate the reliability of the Nellcor N200 pulse oximeter in the detection of hyperoxemia (oxygen tension > 80 mm Hg), we obtained 213 simultaneous recordings and measurements of transcutaneous oxygen saturation (SO2) and arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) in 50 patients. During 95% of measurements with PaO2 > 80 mm Hg, SO2 was > or = 96%; SO2 was also > or = 96% in 20% of measurements with PaO2 < or = 80 mm Hg (false-positive results for hyperoxemia). With the upper alarm limit set at 95%, the pulse oximeter identified 95% of hyperoxemic instances while allowing PaO2 to be kept to > 60 mm Hg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Poets
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilken
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seidenberg
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Southall
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: von der Hardt
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010991:Plethysmography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen