Parental Perspectives on Continuous Pulse Oximetry Use in Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because of the impact of continuous pulse oximetry (CPOX) on the overdiagnosis of hypoxemia in bronchiolitis, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Choosing Wisely campaign have issued recommendations for intermittent monitoring. Parental preferences for monitoring may impact adoption of these recommendations, but these perspectives are poorly understood.

Methods

Using this cross-sectional survey, we explored parental perspectives on CPOX monitoring before discharge and 1 week after bronchiolitis hospitalizations. During the 1-week call, half of the participants were randomly assigned to receive a verbal statement on the potential harms of CPOX to determine if conveying the concept of overdiagnosis can change parental preferences on monitoring frequency. An a

SUBMITTER: Chi KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758278 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature