Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Masimo Radical 7® is a new pulse CO oximeter designed to measure methemoglobin. The device has not been evaluated in a clinical setting. METHODS: In this prospective observational study we compared the arterial methemoglobin levels and the corresponding pulse CO-oximetric values of the Radical 7® in regional anesthesia with prilocaine. RESULTS: We analyzed 360 data pairs with methemoglobin values up to 6.6%. The mean bias and limits (±1.96 SD) of the device were 0.27% (±1.33%). CONCLUSION: We found a high degree of agreement in measurement of methemoglobin between the 2 methods.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 1065-1068 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0003-2999 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01.01.2010 |