Wearable Finger Pulse Oximetry for Continuous Oxygen Saturation Measurements During Daily Home Routines of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Over One Week: Observational Study

• Main Authors: Buekers, Joren (Author), Theunis, Jan (Author), De Boever, Patrick (Author), Vaes, Anouk W (Author), Koopman, Maud (Author), Janssen, Eefje VM (Author), Wouters, Emiel FM (Author), Spruit, Martijn A (Author), Aerts, Jean-Marie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients can suffer from low blood oxygen concentrations. Peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), as assessed by pulse oximetry, is commonly measured during the day using a spot check, or continuously during one or two nights to estimate noct...