Use of a Wireless Continuous Pulse Oximetry System for Improved Patient Safety
Abstract
Continuous monitoring of patients, especially those on opioids, are initiatives of all those concerned with patient safety, including The Joint Commission. A wireless, continuous pulse oximetry system is used on a busy surgical unit to provide the nurses with direct surveillance of their patients even when they are not in the room. This system alerts the nurses to deteriorations in the patient’s condition allowing them to intervene quickly to prevent harm to the patient.
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