January 5, 2021

What Is the Value of Community Oximetry Monitoring in People with SARS-CoV-2 A Prospective Open-Label Clinical Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): oximetry

[Pre-print, not peer reviewed A prospective study (n=41) in the UK found that at-home oximetry monitoring could be predictive of hospital admission. Monitoring identified 9 participants whose SpO₂ dropped ≤94%, of which three dropped ≤92% and were admitted to the hospital. The mean maximum reduction in SpO₂ was 2.8%, and the average time to maximum SpO₂ was 6.4 days.

Wilcock et al. (Jan 4, 2021). What Is the Value of Community Oximetry Monitoring in People with SARS-CoV-2 A Prospective Open-Label Clinical Study. Pre-print downloaded Jan 5 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.03.21249168