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ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2024

Emergency Department SpO

Gary Zhang, Michael J Burla, Benjamin B Caesar, Carolyne R Falank, Peter Kyros, Victoria C Zucco, Aneta Strumilowska, Daniel C Cullinane, Forest R Sheppard

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Article in The western journal of emergency medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Validation of SpOAdvances in respiratory medicine · 2026
    Article
  2. Non-invasive SpO2/FiO2 ratio (SFR) as surrogate for PaO2/FiO2 ratio (PFR): A scoping review.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gary ZhangMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Michael J BurlaMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Benjamin B CaesarMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Carolyne R FalankMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Peter KyrosMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Victoria C ZuccoMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Aneta StrumilowskaUniversity of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine.
Daniel C CullinaneMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.
Forest R SheppardMaine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland, Maine.

Funding

Understanding Factors Influencing COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in Immigrant Low-income and Homeless Populations and Testing Targeted InterventionsU54GM115516 · NIGMS · MAINEHEALTH · PI Brenda Morissette Joly · 2017 to 2026
$51.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115516
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Patients with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) are at high risk for respiratory dysfunction. The pulse oximetry/fraction of inspired oxygen (SpO Methods: We performed a retrospective review of patients admitted with COVID-19 at two hospitals. Highest and lowest SpO Results: A total of 539 patients (46% female; 84% White), with a mean age 67.6 ± 18.6 years, met inclusion criteria. Patients who required mechanical ventilation during their hospital stay were statistically younger in age ( Conclusion: The ED SpO

Indexed as

COVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalIntensive Care UnitsOximetryRespiration, ArtificialAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygenOxygen SaturationRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Oxygen

Identifiers

PMID38801037
PMCPMC11112664

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