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This article aims to explore the role of pulse oximetry in clinical practice, its limitations, and challenges associated with its use.

Pulse oximetry: exploring its role, limitations and challenges in clinical practice

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This article explores the limitations of pulse oximetry in clinical settings, highlighting implications for patient assessment and comfort.

This article aims to explore the role of pulse oximetry in clinical practice, its limitations, and challenges associated with its use.
Describes the working mechanism of pulse oximetry.
Discusses its application in the ABCDE assessment approach and the NEWS 2 tool.
Examines challenges related to skin integrity, ethnicity, circulation, and external factors affecting readings.
Identified pulse oximetry as a critical tool for measuring SpO2 but noted its limitations as a single metric.
Highlighted challenges in accuracy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and various skin conditions.
Emphasized the need for awareness about factors like skin tone and nail polish affecting pulse oximeter readings.

Richard Hatchett (2026) studied this question.

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This article explores the limitations of pulse oximetry in clinical settings, highlighting implications for patient assessment and comfort.