Paperdoi:10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080

Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor

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Authors: M. Shafique, P. A. Kyriacou, S. K. Pal

2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

TL;DR

Pulse oximetry utilises the technique of photoplethysmography (PPG) to estimate arterial oxygen saturation values (SpO2). In poorly perfused tissues, SpO2 readings may be compromised due to the poor quality of the PPG signals. Experiments on twenty healthy volunteers undergoing induced artificial hypoperfusion utilising a brachial blood pressure cuff were performed in order to investigate the possible threshold of failure to accurately estimate SpO2 values from all pulse oximetry modes.

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Abstract

Pulse oximetry utilises the technique of photoplethysmography (PPG) to estimate arterial oxygen saturation values (SpO2). In poorly perfused tissues, SpO2 readings may be compromised due to the poor quality of the PPG signals. In order to investigate further the threshold where pulse oximetry fails to produce accurate SpO2 values, we have developed a custom made multimode finger pulse oximetry probe that operates in conventional, reflectance and transmittance mode independently and also in a combined mode called transreflectance. Experiments on twenty healthy volunteers undergoing induced artificial hypoperfusion utilising a brachial blood pressure cuff were performed in order to investigate the possible threshold of failure to accurately estimate SpO2 values from all pulse oximetry modes. The results suggest that the transreflectance pulse oximeter endures more in estimating accurately SpO2 values when compared with the other two custom made pulse oximeters and a commercial finger pulse oximeter.

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Tasks & signals

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SpO₂

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Keywords

Kyriacou BibliographyPulse Oximetry Oxygenation

How it works

How Method works: Setup → Method → TargetSetup: Signals (PPG). Method: Method. Target: SpO₂.SetupSignals: PPGSignalsPPGMethodMethodTargetSpO₂O₂SpO₂

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Shafique, M., Kyriacou, P. A., & Pal, S. K. (2011). Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor. 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080
Shafique, M., P. A. Kyriacou, and S. K. Pal. 2011. "Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor." 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080.
Shafique, M., Kyriacou, P. A. and Pal, S. K. (2011) 'Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor', 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. doi: 10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080.
Shafique, M., et al. "Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor." 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080.
M. Shafique, P. A. Kyriacou, and S. K. Pal, "Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor," 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2011, doi: 10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080.
@inproceedings{shafique2011investigation,
  title         = {{Investigation of pulse oximeter failure rates during artificial hypoperfusion utilising a custom made multimode pulse oximetery sensor}},
  author        = {Shafique, M. and Kyriacou, P. A. and Pal, S. K.},
  year          = {2011},
  booktitle     = {2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society},
  doi           = {10.1109/iembs.2011.6091080}
}

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