Pulse Oximetry Automation Study

Assessment of Automation of Paediatric Triage using Pulse Oximetry in a Kenyan Public Hospital is a study that used the pulse oximeter device, which produces a signal that assists in automatically reading heart rate and oxygen saturation in a patient, to determine the triage category of a patient and inform the appropriate care. The Pulse Oximetry Automation study took place from 2014 to 2017 at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi County, which is currently one of 14 Clinical Information Network (CIN) health facilities in Kenya.

Findings from this triaging automation study aided health managers in making informed decisions regarding the proportion of patients in various triage categories presenting to the outpatient department of in health facilities, as well as in crafting mechanisms for reducing triage time and problems of having inadequate triage staff if successful.