Pulse oximetry: An adjunct in the management of penetrating vascular trauma

Ralph J. DiGiovanni; Margaret Schwedler; Morris D. Kerstein

doi:10.1007/BF01616824

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 1999; 8(2): 102-104
DOI: 10.1007/BF01616824

Original Articles

Pulse oximetry: An adjunct in the management of penetrating vascular trauma

Ralph J. DiGiovanni¹ , Margaret Schwedler² , Morris D. Kerstein¹

¹Department of Surgery, Allegheny University Hospitals/Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
²Department of Anesthesiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Abstract

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Abstract

Twenty-eight patients with penetrating trauma to the extremity were assessed by history, physical examination, and pulse oximetry. The group was divided by pulse oximetry greater or less than 92%. Group A, 17 patients (14 men, 3 women), mean age 22 years, had a pulse oximeter reading of greater than 92% and an arteriogram, but had no surgical intervention. There was no adverse outcome or episodes of adverse outcome. None had any adverse sequelae. Group B, 11 patients (8 men, 3 women), mean age 24 years, had pulse oximetry readings from 0% to 88%; all patients in this group required vascular reconstructive surgery based on history, physical examination, and arteriogram; two lost their limb(s).

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