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Daytime pulse oximeter measurements do not predict incidence of pain and acute chest syndrome episodes in sickle cell anemia.

Uong EC, Boyd JH, DeBaun MR

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine and Division of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

A prospective, infant cohort study of children with sickle cell anemia was evaluated to determine the relationship between daytime pulse oximeter measurements and the incidence of pain and acute chest episodes (ACS). A total of 130 children were evaluated. The Pearson correlation between SpO2 and pain and ACS episode rates were 0.00 (P = .97) and 0.10 (P = .27), respectively. Daytime SpO2 cannot independently predict the subsequent rate of pain and ACS episodes.

Published 10 November 2006 in J Pediatr, 149(5): 707-9.
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