Technical and Regulatory Aspects of the Use of Pulse Oximeters in Monitoring COVID-19 Patients, 7 August 2020
dc.date.accessioned | 2020 | |
dc.date.available | 2020 | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.govdoc | PAHO/HSS/MT/COVID-19/20-0029 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52589 | |
dc.description.abstract | This document presents technical and regulatory considerations for the use of pulse oximeters as a tool in clinical monitoring of COVID-19 patients. It also summarizes available evidence on the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of different types of pulse oximeters, their limitations, and recommendations for use. It is intended for health professionals, as well as health authorities and other decision makers responsible for health technologies for the care of COVID-19 patients. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | PAHO | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | en_US |
dc.subject | Pandemics | en_US |
dc.subject | Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies | en_US |
dc.subject | Patients | en_US |
dc.title | Technical and Regulatory Aspects of the Use of Pulse Oximeters in Monitoring COVID-19 Patients, 7 August 2020 | en_US |
dc.type | Procedures, manuals, guidelines | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
dc.contributor.corporatename | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
paho.isfeatured | 0 | en_US |
paho.publisher.country | United States | en_US |
paho.publisher.city | Washington, D.C. | en_US |
paho.source.centercode | US1.1 | en_US |
paho.relation.languageVersion | 10665.2/52551 | en_US |
paho.contributor.department | Health Systems and Services (HSS) | en_US |
paho.iswhotranslation | No | en_US |