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Variability in the use of pulse oximeters with children in Kenyan hospitals: A mixed-methods analysis.
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SUBMITTER: Enoch AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6938307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Variability in the use of pulse oximeters with children in Kenyan hospitals: A mixed-methods analysis.
PLoS medicine 20191231 12
<h4>Background</h4>Pulse oximetry, a relatively inexpensive technology, has the potential to improve health outcomes by reducing incorrect diagnoses and supporting appropriate treatment decisions. There is evidence that in low- and middle-income countries, even when available, widespread uptake of pulse oximeters has not occurred, and little research has examined why. We sought to determine when and with which children pulse oximeters are used in Kenyan hospitals, how pulse oximeter use impacts ...[more]