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Table 2 agreement and mean difference of Finger, Toe, Earlobe and Forehead pulse oximeters comparing to Standard SaO2

From: Accuracy of pulse oximetry in detection of oxygen saturation in patients admitted to the intensive care unit of heart surgery: comparison of finger, toe, forehead and earlobe probes

Statistical index

Mean

SD

Mean difference

SaO2-SpO2

p-Value for t-test of mean difference

CI 95% for agreement

SpO2 probe

     

Forehead

95.55

1.75

1.25 ± 1.18

< 0.001

0.38–0.62

Earlobe

96.67

1.34

0.14 ± 0.86

0.019

0.67–0.87

Finger

96.28

1.06

0.53 ± 0.79

< 0.001

0.57–0.80

Toe

96.52

1.06

0.29 ± 1.01

0.22

0.43–0.74