Does pulse oximeter use impact health outcomes? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Do newborns, children and adolescents up to 19 years have lower mortality rates, lower morbidity and shorter length of stay in health facilities where pulse oximeters are used to inform diagnosis and treatment (excluding surgical care) compared with health facilities where pulse oximeters are not used?

Design

Studies were obtained for this systematic literature review by systematically searching the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane, Medion, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL, WHO Global Health Library, international health organisation and NGO websites, and study references.

Patients

Children 0-19 years presenting for the first time to hospitals, emergency departments or primary care facilities.

Interventions

In

SUBMITTER: Enoch AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4975806 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature