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Great work by the team assessing the value of pulse oximetry in Covid patients isolating at home. Turns out pulse ox monitoring doesn't improve clinical outcomes when compared to a simpler text message check-in program.
Pulse oximeters are widely used to monitor for low oxygen levels among #Covid19 patients at home.View quoted post on X
But does pulse oximetry improve outcomes over monitoring for symptoms of shortness of breath?
Our team provides some answers today in @NEJM 🧵👇
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… #SGIM22