Does fingernail polish affect pulse oximeter readings?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-55

  Rodden, Ann M ^a   Spicer, Leigh ^b   Diaz, Vanessa A ^a   Steyer, Terrence E ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Trident Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingernail polish; Nail polish; Oxygen saturation; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COLOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OXIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RACE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COLOR; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COSMETICS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 33845958208     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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