Acrylic Nails And Pulse Oximetry

Besides acrylic nails numerous other factors have been reported to interfere with pulse oximetry.

Acrylic nails and pulse oximetry. Effects of interferences dyes dyshaemoglobins and other pigments. Artificial acrylic finger nails may alter pulse oximetry measurement. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES - Pulse oximetry is mandatory during anaesthesia sedation and transfer of critically ill patients.

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. Artificial acrylic finger nails may alter pulse oximetry measurement. The effect of nail polish and acrylic nails on the accuracy of saturation reading is inconsistent.

Pulse oximetry is the most common technique to monitor oxygen saturation SpO 2 during intensive care therapy. The mean pulse oximetry reading at baseline was 9733 and after acrylic nail application 9758. Hinkelbein J Koehler H Genzwuerker HV Fiedler F.

Artificial acrylic finger nails have been reported not to interfere with pulse oximetry. Resuscitation 74175-82 13 Mar 2007 Cited by. However intermittent co-oximetry is still the gold standard SaO 2.

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. Potential errors in pulse oximetry. This study demonstrates that unpolished acrylic nails do not affect pulse oximetry measurements of oxygen saturation.

Falsely low and high S p O 2 readings occur with fluorescent and xenon arc surgical lamps 34. However intermittent co-oximetry is still the gold standard SaO2. Nail treatments do not affect readings of patients oxygen levels despite widespread concern according to researchers from Ireland.