Fingernail polish does not influence pulse oximetry to a clinically relevant dimension

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-5

  Hinkelbein, Jochen ^a   Genzwuerker, Harald V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bias; Error in measurement; Fingernail polish; Oxygen saturation; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

HUMAN; LETTER; NAIL; OXIMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

COSMETICS; HUMANS; NAILS; OXIMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38049066411     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.007     Document Type: Letter

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