The Use of Wearable Pulse Oximeters in the Prompt Detection of Hypoxemia and During Movement: Diagnostic Accuracy Study

• Main Authors: Mauro Santos (Author), Sarah Vollam (Author), Marco AF Pimentel (Author), Carlos Areia (Author), Louise Young (Author), Cristian Roman (Author), Jody Ede (Author), Philippa Piper (Author), Elizabeth King (Author), Mirae Harford (Author), Akshay Shah (Author), Owen Gustafson (Author), Lionel Tarassenko (Author), Peter Watkinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCommercially available wearable (ambulatory) pulse oximeters have been recommended as a method for managing patients at risk of physiological deterioration, such as active patients with COVID-19 disease receiving care in hospital isolation rooms; however, their reliability in usual hospita...