This large prospective UK study compared five low-cost fingertip pulse oximeters with arterial blood gas measurements and ...

When a patient is receiving supplemental oxygen during surgery, there’s a risk that they’ll develop hyperoxia, where their arterial blood becomes oxygenated above normal levels, potentially leading to ...

Oxygen is among the most frequently administered medical therapies, with a level that is commonly adjusted according to the reading on a pulse oximeter that measures patients’ oxygen saturation.

Are there any guidelines on when to initiate home oxygen therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? —Darren E. Levy, DO, Wellington, Fla. Long-term low-flow oxygen therapy ...

Oxygen therapy is widely used in the management of a number of chronic and acute health conditions. The therapy may be used in a hospital setting or pre-hospital setting (e.g. in the ambulance) to ...

Postnatal increase in oxygen promotes constriction of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). According to the findings of prospective observational studies, the clinical practice of targeting lower ...

Respiratory desaturation, known as hypoxemia in medical terms, is when you have low blood oxygen saturation. Your blood oxygen saturation is a measure of how much oxygen is in your blood. A normal ...