Pulse oximetry training landscape for healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulse oximetry has been used in medical care for decades. Its use quickly became standard of care in high resource settings, with delayed widespread availability and use in lower resource settings. Pulse oximetry training initiatives have been ongoing for years, but a map of the literature describing such initiatives among health care workers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not previously been conducted. Additionally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic further highlighted the inequitable distribution of pulse oximetry use and training. We aimed to characterise the landscape of pulse oximetry training for health care workers in LMICs prior to the COVID-19 pandemic as described in the literature.

Methods

We systematically searched six d

SUBMITTER: Peterson ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature