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Study aim
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Comparison of the Oxyhemoglobin saturation accuracy in pulse oximeters of the fingers, toes, foreheads, and ears in patients undergoing open heart surgery
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Design
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Trial without control group, before and after, without blindness
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Settings and conduct
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The present study will be conducted in the intensive care unit. At first, 2 cc of blood is taken from each of the samples through the arterial catheter. The blood samples in a container of ice will be sent immediately to the laboratory. In the form of arterial blood gas analysis, hemoglobin and body temperature are also recorded. Tympanic thermometer is used to determine the patient's temperature. All patients will be in the supine position while the head of the bed is 30 degrees above the body level. To prevent ambient light from interfering with the operation of each of the four types of pulsed oximetry probes, a cover is placed around the probes. The amount of spo2 from four types of the forehead, ear, toe and finger probes will be measured simultaneously by sampling arterial blood gas at a time interval of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 minutes. All probes are calibrated before use. The average difference between the amount of sao2 and spo2 and the agreement between them will be calculated using the Bland-Altman analysis. The higher the agreement, the more accurate the probe is.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Open heart surgery patients, lack of left ventricular failure, lack of peripheral vascular disease, lack of renal failure, and temperatures above 35 °C
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Intervention groups
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The intervention involves the placement of four types of pulsed oximetry probes in the forehead, ear, fingers and toes.
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Main outcome variables
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arterial oxygen saturation