Success and time implications of SpO₂ measurement through pulse oximetry among hospitalised children in rural Bangladesh: Variability by various device-, provider- and patient-related factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypoxaemia is one of the strongest predictors of mortality among children with pneumonia. It can be identified through pulse oximetry instantaneously, which is a non-invasive procedure but can be influenced by factors related to the specific measuring device, health provider and patient. Following WHO's global recommendation in 2014, Bangladesh decided to introduce pulse oximetry in paediatric outpatient services, ie, the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) services in 2019. A national committee updated the existing IMCI implementation package and decided to test it by assessing the pulse oximetry performance of different types of assessors in real-life inpatient settings.

Methods

We adopted an observational design and conducted a technology assessme

SUBMITTER: Rahman AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041243 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature