Journal article
Effect of Oximetry on Hospitalization in Bronchiolitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Routine use of pulse oximetry has been associated with changes in bronchiolitis management and may have lowered the hospitalization threshold for patients with bronchiolitis.
OBJECTIVE: To examine if infants with bronchiolitis whose displayed oximetry measurements have been artificially elevated 3 percentage points above true values experience hospitalization rates at least 15% lower compared with infants with true values displayed.
Authors
Schuh S; Freedman S; Coates A; Allen U; Parkin PC; Stephens D; Ungar W; DaSilva Z; Willan AR
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 312, No. 7, pp. 712–718
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
August 20, 2014
DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.8637
ISSN
0098-7484