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Daytime pulse oximetry measurements may not predict nocturnal desaturations in adult sickle cell patients

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    Hiren Mehta, Jimmy T. Efird, Renuka A. Kadali, Peter Boettger, Darla Liles & Charles Knupp

  2. Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center, 211 South Ninth Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Sunil Sharma

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Mehta, H., Efird, J.T., Kadali, R.A. et al. Daytime pulse oximetry measurements may not predict nocturnal desaturations in adult sickle cell patients. Ann Hematol 92, 1291–1292 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1708-2

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Keywords

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Sickle Cell Disease Patient
  • Nocturnal Hypoxemia