New NIH-Funded Study Shows Masimo Rainbow SET(R) May Help Clinicians Assess Oxygenation in Children With Sickle Ce...(r faster and more accurate assessment of...),Health

In the study presented, Dr. Caboot and colleagues at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia simultaneously compared SpCO and SpMet measurements obtained noninvasively using the Masimo Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter with invasive blood draws and laboratory analysis of carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin in 38 asymptomatic children (2-18 years of age) with sickle cell disease. The researchers found SpCO (with a bias of 0.1% and precision of +/- 2.2%) and SpMet (with a bias of -0.19% and precision of +/- 0.39%) to be closely comparable to invasive laboratory measurements. Researchers concluded that the Masimo Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter "is useful in measuring carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin levels in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease."

Masimo Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs, Dr. Michael O'Reilly, stated, "This research not only reinforces the clinical accuracy of SpCO and SpMet in assessing the true oxygenation of patients, but also highlights the importance of measuring these dyshemoglobins while managing and treating pediatric patients with sickle cell disease."

Caboot, J.B., Jawad, A.F., McDonough, J.M., Bowdre, C.Y., Ohene-Frempong, K., Smith-Whitley, K., Allen, J.L. "Non-Invasive Measurements of Carboxyhemoglobin and Methemoglobin in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease." Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Apr 2009; 179: A4788. Presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Meeting, May 19, 2009, San Diego, California. http://www.abstracts2view.com/ats09/view.php?nu=ATS09L_2057

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