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Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring

Aulisa Medical Clinical Trial in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03870373

C.L. Downey, S. Chapman, R. Randell, J.M. Brown, D.G. Jayne, The impact of continuous versus intermittent vital signs monitoring in hospitals: A systematic review and narrative synthesis, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Volume 84, 2018, Pages 19-27, ISSN 0020-7489, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.013.

John W. Beard, Antra Sethi, Weiqi Jiao, Hayden W. Hyatt, Halit O. Yapici, Mary Erslon, Frank J. Overdyk, "Cost savings through continuous vital sign monitoring in the medical-surgical unit," Journal of Medical Economics, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 760-768, ISSN 1369-6998, https://doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2023.2219156&#8203

Leenen J, Leerentveld C, van Dijk J, van Westreenen H, Schoonhoven L, Patijn G Current Evidence for Continuous Vital Signs Monitoring by Wearable Wireless Devices in Hospitalized Adults: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res 2020;22(6):e18636. URL: https://www.jmir.org/2020/6/e18636. DOI: 10.2196/18636

Watkins, T., Whisman, L. and Booker, P. (2016), Nursing assessment of continuous vital sign surveillance to improve patient safety on the medical/surgical unit. J Clin Nurs, 25: 278-281. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13102

van Rossum, M.C., Vlaskamp, L.B., Posthuma, L.M. et al. Adaptive threshold-based alarm strategies for continuous vital signs monitoring. J Clin Monit Comput (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-021-00666-4

Pulse Oximetry

Buekers J, Theunis J, De Boever P, et al. Wearable Finger Pulse Oximetry for Continuous Oxygen Saturation Measurements During Daily Home Routines of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Over One Week: Observational Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019;7(6):e12866. Published 2019 Jun 6. doi:10.2196/12866

Newborn Pulse Oximetry Screening at a Community Hospital: An 8-Year Experience. Bryanna N. SchwartzLisa A. HomIsabelle Von KohornJeffrey BeckerSandra S. CuzziSue Ellin Grier ClarkeSharon C. Kiernan and Gerard R. Martin. 

Health Grades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study
Teo, J. Early Detection of Silent Hypoxia in Covid-19 Pneumonia Using Smartphone Pulse Oximetry. J Med Syst 44, 134 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-020-01587-6
DiBenedetto, Robert J. MD*; Graves, Shirley A. MD*†; Gravenstein, Nikolaus MD*†; Konicek, Cathy RN Pulse Oximetry Monitoring Can Change Routine Oxygen Supplementation Practices in the Postanesthesia Care Unit, Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 1994 – Volume 78 – Issue 2 – p 365-368
World Health Organization, UN Guidelines for the Use of Pulse Oximetry in Monitoring COVID-19 Patients

Kamat, Vijaylaxmi Dr.1 PULSE OXIMETRY, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia: Jul–Aug 2002 – Volume 46 – Issue 4 – p 261-268.

Neonatal Health

Abouk, R., et al. "Newborn Pulse Oximetry for Infants Born Out of Hospital." Pediatrics, (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-048785.

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse in Healthy Term Newborns: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 8. JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 49(4), 388-390 (July 2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2020.05.002 

Mahle, William T., et al. "Updated Strategies for Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease." Pediatrics, 148(4), e2021042010 (October 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-042010.

Phattraprayoon, N., Sardesai, S., Durand, M., & Ramanathan, R. "Accuracy of pulse oximeter readings from probe placement on newborn wrist and ankle." Journal of Perinatology, 35(10), 839-844 (October 2015). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.87.

Plana, Maria N., et al. "Newborn pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects." BMC Pediatrics, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1284-8

 

Silent Hypoxia

Teo, J. Early Detection of Silent Hypoxia in Covid-19 Pneumonia Using Smartphone Pulse Oximetry. J Med Syst 44, 134 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-020-01587-6
The Infection That’s Silently Killing Coronavirus Patients: https-::www.nytimes.com:2020:04:20:opinion:sunday:coronavirus-testing-pneumonia
Rahman, A., Tabassum, T., Araf, Y. et al. Silent hypoxia in COVID-19: pathomechanism and possible management strategy. Mol Biol Rep 48, 3863–3869 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-021-06358-1
Chandra, Atanu & Chakraborty, Uddalak & Pal, Jyotirmoy & Karmakar, Partha. (2020). Silent hypoxia: a frequently overlooked clinical entity in patients with COVID-19. BMJ Case Reports. 13. 237207. 10.1136/bcr-2020-237207.

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