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What is Pulse oximeter?

A pulse oximeter is a medical device that indirectly measures the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood (compared with measuring oxygen saturation directly through a blood sample).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 5 0
Evaluation/monitoring 3 2 Efficacy_major
Breathing difficulty 2 0
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 1 0
Low oxygen saturation 1 0
Fatigue 1 0

See all 11 patients currently using Pulse oximeter

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Schedules

  1hours as needed 1other as needed 2hours as needed daily hours as needed 3 hr daily 7.5 hr daily 10 min daily 24 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Pulse oximeter

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pulse oximeter

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pulse oximeter

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pulse oximeter

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 100%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 26, 2012.