Oximetry Report- Can You Help Me Understand?

[Matt00926]

In general the goal is to keep the oxygen saturation at or above 90%. 88% is fine if it's a quick dip and only happens once in a while. Sleep labs will vary on their protocols as to what an optimal titration means. But IMO a dip to 88% means an event is occurring.

But you have to remember that the pulse oximeter is not 100% accurate so it's good to account for a margin of error. I have a CMS 50F Pulse Ox and I never see more than about .8 artifact so I would work on securing your oximeter first before worrying over too much.

[Walla Walla]

At first glance your average oxygen level is a little low on average. But if you look at your low oxygen periods you dipped below 88% for a total of 3  minutes. Medicare would allow for supplemental oxygen if you were below 88% for 5 minutes. You only recorded for 4 hours. If it had been 8 hours you probably would have been 6 minutes under 88%. That's not good. I'll be blunt. After you heal up your going to need to increase your oxygen input at night. It can be done with a CPAP or BIPAP. It's alot better than being stuck on oxygen. You can do it! I did it and I'm the biggest baby in the world.

[quiescence at last]

of course, if your oxygen is fine during the day, then night events are causing it. simply stated, not easy for many to consume. however, a problem solved is a problem solved.

QAL