Utility and feasibility of integrating pulse oximetry into the routine assessment of young infants at primary care clinics in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

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• 作者：Connor A. Emdin ; Fatima Mir ; Shazia Sultana ; AM Kazi ; Anita K M Zaidi…
• 刊名：BMC Pediatrics
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：15
• 期：1
• 全文大小：615 KB
• 刊物主题：Pediatrics; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2431

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Background Hypoxemia may occur in young infants with severe acute illnesses or congenital cardiac anomalies, but is not reliably detected on physical exam. Pulse oximetry (PO) can be used to detect hypoxemia, but its application in low-income countries has been limited, and its feasibility in the routine assessment of young infants (aged 0–59 days) has not been previously studied. The aim of this study was to characterize the operational feasibility and parent/guardian acceptability of incorporating PO into the routine clinical assessment of young infants in a primary care setting in a low-income country.