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. 2006 Nov;149(5):707-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.038.

Daytime pulse oximeter measurements do not predict incidence of pain and acute chest syndrome episodes in sickle cell anemia

Elizabeth C Uong  1 , Jessica Henderson Boyd, Michael R DeBaun
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Daytime pulse oximeter measurements do not predict incidence of pain and acute chest syndrome episodes in sickle cell anemia

Elizabeth C Uong et al. J Pediatr. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

A prospective, infant cohort study of children with sickle cell anemia was evaluated to determine the relationship between daytime pulse oximeter measurements and the incidence of pain and acute chest episodes (ACS). A total of 130 children were evaluated. The Pearson correlation between SpO2 and pain and ACS episode rates were 0.00 (P = .97) and 0.10 (P = .27), respectively. Daytime SpO2 cannot independently predict the subsequent rate of pain and ACS episodes.

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Distribution of percent O2 saturation by pulse oximetry in children (n = 130) with HbSS participating in the infant cohort of the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease.
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