Re: Pulse Oximetry
Dan Vachon (drv(AT)ici.net)
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:23:23 -0400 (EDT)
At 07:10 AM 10/21/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi Cindy,
>
>Our daughter does NOT have a pulse oximeter. None of the trach-vent
>children managed by Peds Pulmonary Medicine at CHW have pulse oximetry for
>home care. Every decision is determined by visual/clinical assessment.
>
>Most of the children with CCHS nationally do have both pulse oximetry and
>capnometers for home use. Personally, I'd like a capnometer because
>Kristen frequently retains CO2 but doesn't drop her O2 sats. Our nurses
>are very good at differientating hypoxia and hypercarbia by clinical
>assessment.
>
>The CCHS families that have both monitoring systems find them to be very
>reliable when compared to blood gases and/or a second monitor. Capnometers
>do need to be calibrated prior to each use.
>
>
>Joanne Kocourek
>The University of Chicago
>jskocour(AT)midway.uchicago.edu
>
>
Hi Joanne,
For those of us who are not familiar with the above devices, could
you describe them? I know when I enter the hospital they clip a device on
one of my fingers which is supposed to measure the amount of oxygen in my
blood. Is this one of the devices you are talking about?
Dan
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