SpO2 Difference Between Fingers of the Hand During Sequential Desaturation and Step Resaturation

The finger sensors of pulse oximeters are most often placed on the middle two fingers of the hand. Although there have been many studies looking at the accuracy of different pulse oximeters or comparing fingers in terms of SpO2. There is no study comparing fingers in terms of SpO2 under hypoxic condition with simultaneous randomization of finger probe placement. At the same time, there is no study that compares SpO2 changes between fingers during a step change in blood oxygen saturation. The data obtained could help to improve the reliability of monitoring physiological parameters with pulse oximeters.