The role and use of neonatal blood oxygen probe
As we all know, for newborns, hospitals usually check blood oxygen saturation to ensure the health status of each baby.
Why do you need to monitor blood oxygen saturation?
For newborns, monitoring of blood oxygen saturation can detect congenital heart diseases. Some of these diseases have obvious symptoms and some do not, but regardless, they cause low oxygen saturation levels in the blood. Through the monitoring of blood oxygen saturation, we can find out in time and intervene in time to improve the baby's health.
For premature infants or underweight infants, in the case of oxygen therapy, continuous monitoring of blood oxygen saturation keeps the baby's blood oxygen saturation at 91-95%, which can prevent the baby from being exposed to high blood pressure for a long time In the state of oxygen saturation, the baby will have retinopathy, bronchial dysplasia and other diseases.
How to use the neonatal blood oxygen probe to monitor blood oxygen saturation
The neonatal blood oxygen probe is an essential medical product for monitoring blood oxygen saturation of newborns. During use, we must strictly follow the operating rules to avoid misreading.
1. The position for measuring blood oxygen saturation of newborns should be the fleshy part of the baby's palm or sole, and place the light-emitting part of the blood oxygen probe here.
2. Place the receiving site of the probe on the back of the hand or foot.
3. The photodetector and light emitter must be facing each other for accurate readings.
4. Secure the probe to the infant's right hand or foot using the manufacturer's recommended adhesive or foam tape. Using tape to secure probe placement is not recommended.
Problems that should be paid attention to during use
1. If disposable pulse oximetry probes are used, each infant should have a new, clean probe. If reusable pulse probes are used, we need to disinfect and clean the probes with the disinfection tools recommended in the manual before each baby is used. Because the probe will be contaminated with sebum or other substances during use, this may not only lead to errors in blood oxygen saturation readings, but may also cause cross-infection.
2. The best place to measure blood oxygen saturation for infants is around the palms and feet. The probe used for neonatal blood oxygen saturation measurement has corresponding neonatal blood oxygen probe specifications, and adult probes cannot be used to measure it.
3. When placing the sensor on the baby's skin, there should be no gap between the sensor and the skin. The sides of the probe should be directly facing each other. And we must fix the probe with foam tape so that the baby's movement during the measurement period will not cause the probe to shift and cause inaccurate measurement.
4. Nail polish dyes and substances with dark pigmentation (such as dried blood) can affect pulse readings. Make sure the skin is clean and dry before placing the probe on the baby. Skin color and jaundice do not affect pulse oximetry readings.
5. Movement, shaking and crying can affect the accuracy of the reading. Make sure to stay quiet and warm while measuring your baby. If possible, parents are encouraged to participate in the measurement process to improve the baby's comfort and avoid the data results being affected by the baby's crying. Also, it is best to perform the screening while the baby is awake.
6. The compatibility and index of different pulse oximeters are different to ensure that the blood oxygen probe can correctly match the oximeter.
7. If the baby needs to monitor the pulse for a long time, check and evaluate the position of the probe at least every two hours to avoid skin irritation and burns.