Use of pulse oximetry during initial assessments of children under five with pneumonia: a retrospective cross-sectional study from 14 hospitals in Ethiopia.
Habtamu Seyoum TollaMekitew LeteboYigeremu Abebe AsemereAlemayehu Berhanu BeleteTegegn Chote TumbuleZinabie Feleke FekaduDinkineh Bikila WoyessaSimret AmehaYibeltal Mekonen FeyisaFelix LamPublished in: Journal of global health reports (2019)
In Ethiopia, patients under five with a primary diagnosis of pneumonia are rarely screened for hypoxemia with a pulse oximeter, and hypoxemia may be severely underdiagnosed. Much needs to be done to improve the routine use of pulse oximetry.