• DocumentCode
    3465114
  • Title

    Evaluation of pulse oximetry with EKG synchronization

  • Author

    Lum, Lianne K L ; Cheung, Peter W.

  • Author_Institution
    Microsensor Res. Lab., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1988
  • Firstpage
    1223
  • Abstract
    Results are presented of an investigation of the effectiveness of using an EKG signal as a synchronization technique to improve pulse detection and overall accuracy of pulse oximetry. The unprocessed red and infrared transmitted signals representing the photoplethysmographic waveform were recorded from commercially available pulse oximeters. The arterial oxygen-saturation values output by these pulse oximeters were compared with recomputed results using EKG synchronization to determine possible improvements, particularly with controlled motion artifacts.<>
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; electrocardiography; EKG synchronization; arterial O/sub 2/ saturation; controlled motion artifacts; infrared; medical measurement; photoplethysmographic waveform; pulse detection; pulse oximetry; red; transmitted signals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94885
  • Filename
    94885