Maintaining a healthy blood oxygen saturation level, often referred to as SPO2 (or SpO2), is crucial for blood circulation of your body. SPO2 measures the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream, and ...

Discover why combining alcohol with high-altitude sleep can strain the heart and reduce oxygen levels, especially concerning older adults. Alcohol consumption during sleep at high altitudes lowers ...

The Nasal Alar SpO 2 sensor (Xhale Assurance) is a disposable, single patient use pulse oximetry sensor that clips onto the nasal ala, the fleshy part of the side of the nose. The sensor is indicated ...

This everyday medical device is suddenly in high demand for its potential in monitoring COVID-19 symptoms, but don't rush out to buy one just yet A pulse oximeter is a small device that clips onto ...

Blood oxygen measurements taken with pulse oximeters in hospitals tend to be lower than they really are, according to the Equiox study, which was designed to assess the technology’s measurement ...

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Reducing oxygen levels in critically ill children on mechanical ventilators in intensive care could save tens of young lives each year, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond ...

Home monitoring and resources for patients: NHSE guidance states certain groups of patients who are symptomatic of Covid-19 should be provided with a pulse oximeter, home monitoring guidance and ...

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the Nasal Alar SpO2 sensor for monitoring oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. May 2019: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...