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. 2022 Jun 30;1(5):100394.
doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100394. eCollection 2022 Sep-Oct.

Pulse Oximetry Error in Patients With Single-Ventricle Palliation

Cara M Pritchett  1 , Conor P O'Halloran  1 , Amy S Lay  1 , Ann Monahan  1 , Paul Tannous  1
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Pulse Oximetry Error in Patients With Single-Ventricle Palliation

Cara M Pritchett et al. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. .
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Keywords: congenital heart disease; error; pulse oximetry; race; single ventricle; skin tone.

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(A) Percentage of oxyhemoglobin (SpO2) as a function of arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) and race. (B) SpO2 as a function of SaO2 and diastolic runoff lesions. (C) SpO2 as a function of SaO2, race, and diastolic runoff lesions. (D) Patient demographics. AA, African American; BSA, body surface area; BTTS, Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt; cath, catheterization; Hgb, hemoglobin; PA, pulmonary artery; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation; SpO2, percentage of oxyhemoglobin.
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