Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · May 2018
Observational StudyThe Clinical Utility of Noninvasive Pulse Co-oximetry Hemoglobin Measurements in Dark-Skinned Critically Ill Patients.
The primary objective of this study was to assess the clinical usefulness of a point-of-care device which measures hemoglobin noninvasively (SpHb) in a group of critically ill participants with dark skin pigmentation. ⋯ Noninvasive Hemoglobin measurement is a promising tool in dark-skinned critically ill patients with low hemoglobin levels, but requires further refinements for it to have clinical usefulness.