Pneumonia is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly amongst adults aged >70 years and children. Annual deaths due to pneumonia in these groups was estimated at more than one million and 672 000 ...

Detection of desaturations on the pulse oximetry signal is of great importance for the diagnosis of sleep apneas. Using the counting of desaturations, an index can be built to help in the diagnosis of severe cases of ...

We aimed to estimate the population prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in an urban community of German third graders (age range 7.3-12.4 yrs) and the diagnostic test accuracy of two OSA screening methods.

The most important index of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is the apnea/hyponea index (AHI). The AHI is the number of apnea/hypopnea events per hour of sleep. Algorithms for the screening of OSAHS from ...

Aim To evaluate the use of pulse oximetry as a test for pulp vitality, by comparing in the same patient, the levels of oxygen saturation of the index finger and of the maxillary central incisor and canine teeth without ...

The present work introduces a study and implementation of a data acquisition and data processing system of oximetry signals from a pulse oximeter. This device provides information about the percentage of arterial oxygen ...

We evaluated 174 children with acute asthma and/or wheezing attending two different settings, the allergy clinic (AC) and the emergency room (ER), and compared clinical symptoms and spirometric findings with arterial oxygen ...