Association of Oxygen Saturation on Home Pulse Oximetry With Telephone Triage Decision
In this study, providers documented home pulse oximetry readings in 1 in 3 patients calling the pulmonary triage line with respiratory symptoms. Patients with abnormal oxygen saturation were more likely to be triaged to in-person evaluation. Given the current state of widely available, variably accurate, and racially biased pulse oximeters, there is an opportunity for standardization of how triaging providers assess home pulse oximetry data and counsel patients on their limitations.
Authors
- Ashraf Fawzy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-366X)
- Taylor Bernstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6125-6478)
- Mariah Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-708X)
- Theodore John Iwashyna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4226-9310)
- Diana Bouhassira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5061-8530)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CHEST Pulmonary
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100129
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute