Accuracy of Wireless Pulse Oximeter on Preterm or <2.5 kg Infants.

Micaela Thomas¹, Heather Day^2,3, Brandy Petersen¹, Trisha Marchant¹, Cory Jones³, Yogen Singh^4,5, Belinda Chan¹

¹Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

²Department of Statistics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

³Department of Data Science and Fireware, Owlet Baby Care Inc., Lehi, Utah.

⁴Division of Neonatology, Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California.

⁵Departments of Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Monitoring heart rate (HR) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) in infants is essential in the neonatal intensive care unit. Wireless pulse oximeter technology has been advancing but with limited accuracy data on preterm infants. This observational study compared HR and SpO2 of the wireless Owlet Smart Sock 3 (OSS3) to the wired Masimo SET (Masimo) pulse oximeter in preterm or <2.5 kg infants.…

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