Acrylic Nails And Pulse Oximetry

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Acrylic nails and pulse oximetry. The nails colored plum chocolate and coffee with milk showed no significant differences in SpO2 while the colors red and coffee showed statistically significant differences in SpO2 but without clinical importance. In research conducted by Peters 9 unlike the results of Hinkelbein et al unpolished acrylic nails did not affect pulse oximetry measurements of oxygen saturation. Effects of interferences dyes dyshaemoglobins and other pigments.

The effect of nail polish and acrylic nails on the accuracy of saturation reading is inconsistent. Although the effect of various shades of nail polish on oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry SPO 2 has been studied 1-3 there has been only brief reference to the effect of synthetic nails on pulse oximeter readings 14. The mean saturation value for clear nail polish red nail polish and acrylic nails was not significantly different from the control mean.

Resuscitation 74175-82 13 Mar 2007 Cited by. However intermittent co-oximetry is still the gold standard SaO2. In this study the investigator desires to clarify the effect of nail polish.

Directly after this an arterial blood sample was drawn to determine SaO 2 with co-oximetry in the haemoximeter. New research suggests that nail treatments such as acrylic nails or nail polishes do not as previously thought affect readings from digital pulse oximetry DPO devices used to monitor patients blood oxygen saturation SpO2 levels in hospital. This study demonstrates that unpolished acrylic nails do not affect pulse oximetry measurements of oxygen saturation.

Anaesthesia 464291-295 01 Apr 1991 Cited by. 9 articles PMID. Besides acrylic nails numerous other factors have been reported to interfere with pulse oximetry.

In parallel the measurement was started for the finger with the acrylic nail. The effect of nail polish and acrylic nails on pulse oximetry reading using the Lifebox oximeter in Nigeria. For starters nail polish color and decals can affect readings as can acrylic or gel nails.