Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia and Pulse Oximetry
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Liver Disease, Hyperbilirubinemia
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if higher levels of bilirubin in the blood of people with liver disease affects how accurate a pulse oximeter machine is able to measure the concentration of oxygen in the blood. Previous studies have reported conflicting results regarding the affect of high levels of bilirubin in the blood on the accuracy of the pulse oximeter reading. Initial studies showed an underestimation of the oxygen concentration in the presence of elevated bilirubin. Subsequent studies have suggested that high levels of bilirubin in the blood do not influence the accuracy of the pulse oximeter machine. However, recent reports in bone marrow transplant literature and our personal observations in patients with liver disease suggest that high bilirubin levels are associated with an overestimation of the oxygen concentration as measured by the pulse oximeter machine.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00741117
- Run by
- Emory University
- People needed
- 4
- Starts
- 2011-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-03-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients with established liver disease or dysfunction, as determined by abnormal liver function tests, imaging, or biopsy
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, which could be associated with elevations in carboxyhemoglobin
- Patients with poor peripheral perfusion that would compromise accurate pulse oximetric determination
Where it is running
- Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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