Nivel de conocimiento sobre el pulsioximetro en los cuidadores de la salud en dos instituciones hospitalarias en el periodo de mayo a septiembre de 2019

Abstract

Pulse oximetry is determined as the fifth vital sign, its use is routine in any hospital setting, it is a small and portable device that allows to measure quickly, safely and is also non-invasive. It is considered the standard for the early detection of hypoxemia, the titration of oxygen, helps to reduce the unnecessary administration of oxygen and rationalize this expensive input. The degree project that was carried out in two medium complexity hospital institutions in 2019, measured the level of knowledge about pulse oximetry through the application of a survey `` validated instrument of the article Popovich DM, Richiuso N, Danek G. Knowledge of pediatric health care providers about pulse oximetry. Pediatric Nurs [internet] .2004; 30 (1): 14-20. Available from '', which is anonymous and confidential composed of three phases to evaluation knowledge interpretation of reading parts and function of the oximeter, 220 health caregivers were interviewed among doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, nursing assistants, of which 4 participants were excluded because they did not meet 1 of the inclusion criteria. Result: after the analysis of each of the surveys, it was recorded that the health caregivers in greater proportion are female HMCR 60% and in HCI 65%, with an average age of HMCR 29 years and HCI 32 years; It was also determined that in HMCR there is an equal proportion between technicians and undergraduates with 40% and in HCI there is a greater proportion of technicians with 60%. It is determined that there is a deficit of knowledge in institutions about pulse oximetry, since health care providers do not recognize the factors that alter pulse oximetry, to determine if there was a significant difference in knowledge between professions and institutions, the Fisher's exact test used in small individual groups.