Evaluation of bedbath in critically ill patients: impact of water temperature on the pulse oximetry variation Evaluación del do baño en el lecho del enfermo crítico: impacto de la temperatura del agua en la variación de la oximetría de pulso Avaliação do banho no leito de doentes críticos: impacto da temperatura da água na variação da oximetria de pulso

• Main Authors: Aretha Pereira de Oliveira (Author), Dalmo Valério Machado de Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This is a participant study, quasi-experimental, of a before and after type. A quantitative approach of biophysiological measures was used, represented by the saturation of oxygen measured by pulse oximeter (SpO2), and recorded on three occasions: before, during and after the bedbath in critically i...