PULSE OXIMETER USAGE IN PATIENT COVID-19 TREATMENT : AT A GLANCE

Background: The end of 2019, Wuhan experienced an insurgence coronavirus within two months this prolong pandemic. Patients with Covid-19 have chance in suffering a serious damage respiratory system, which then lead to hypoxemia. harmful silent hypoxemia is that either the patients are remain untreated or they will not seek any treatment at all, though their blood oxygen levels (SpO2 levels) slowly decrease. Especially those who isolated home. Pulse oximeter mini device evaluate level arterial saturation. Purpose: This article gives short review about principle, application, advantage, and disadvantage pulse oximetry maintaining Review: Two basic principles important: (a) differentiate oxyhemoglobin (HbO2 ) deoxyhemoglobin (HHb), (b) get value SpO2 from compartment blood. How detects based on amount red IR light absorbed. can detect abnormality system may cannot be detected earlier. also helps diagnosing some severe pneumonia cases. It realiable diagnose ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndroms) if devices found limited (WHO, 2020). Beside advantages oximeter, there erroneous readings. Conclusion: offers many over its limitations. Limitation early overcame introduction evaluation clinical conditions each patients.