title: On the reliability of pulse oximetry at the sternum.
abstract: Non-invasive assessment of arterial oxygen saturation has traditionally been entrusted to pulse oximetry. Whereas commercial probes are confined to the finger tip or the forehead, several recent works aim at enlarging the range of placement sites. In the context of the development of a continuous multi-parameter health monitoring system, CSEM is exploring the reliability of pulse oximetry measurements at the sternum. This talk will address both theoretical and practical aspects of the development of such a sensor with special emphasis on the reliability of the measurement. Experimental data obtained from a novel eight channels sensor will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), Neuchâtel, Switzerland. jsa@csem.ch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solà
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chételat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010092:Oximetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013249:Sternum