False positive rate of carbon monoxide saturation by pulse oximetry of emergency department patients

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 232-240

  Weaver, Lindell K ^a   Churchill, Susan K ^c   Deru, Kayla ^c   Cooney, Darryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SciMetrika   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Carbon monoxide poisoning; Carboxyhemoglobin; False positive; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSE OXIMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK; SKIN COLOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873657125     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01744     Document Type: Article

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