For children hospitalized with bronchiolitis, intermittent pulse oximetry did not shorten length of hospital stay (LOS), nor did it result in any difference in the rate of escalation of care or use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New data published in JAMA indicate that continuous pulse oximetry monitoring is being used often in children ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently found that a device used to measure oxygen levels might be overestimating those levels in children of different races, which could ...

Pulse oximetry equipment is largely calibrated using adult patients. This study represents a comprehensive attempt to gain information on the accuracy of pulse oximetry devices in infants and children ...

Background and aims: Pulse oximetry (SpO2) is a fundamental aspect of PIC (Paediatric Intensive Care) (Hanning and Alexander-Williams, 1995). Due to widespread use of pulse oximetry, competence and ...

Noting the high incidence of childhood pneumonia in many parts of the world, the inclusion of oxygen saturation (SpO2) and respiratory rate measurement in pneumonia screening guidelines, and the ...

Background/aims: Critical congenital cardiovascular malformations (CCVMs) have been defined as lesions likely requiring surgical correction during the first month of life. CCVMs are relatively common, ...

Resistance to CCHD screening has also been observed among clinicians in the United States. In a 2009 survey of 363 pediatric cardiologists, 42% reported that current practice is inadequate for ...

Although new reference values using centiles for heart rate and respiratory rate have been proposed, these values had not been previously evaluated in hospitalizations for pediatric asthma ...

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the results of a study published in Pneumonia in which independent researchers in New Delhi, India, investigated the ...

Masimo, a global medical technology company, announced the results of a study published in Pneumonia in which independent researchers in New Delhi, India, investigated the accuracy of Masimo RRp on ...