Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 4-5 , February 2008

Fingernail polish does not influence pulse oximetry to a clinically relevant dimension

  • Jochen Hinkelbein

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. Tel.: +49 621 383 2415; fax: +49 621 383 732740.
    • ,
  • Harald V. Genzwuerker

References 

  1. Brand TM, Brand ME, Jay GD. Enamel nail polish does not interfere with pulse oximetry among normoxic volunteers. J Clin Monit Comput. 2002;17:93–96
  2. Coté CJ, Goldstein EA, Fuchsman WH, Hoaglin DC. The effect of nail polish on pulse oximetry. Anesth Analg. 1988;67:683–686
  3. Hinkelbein J, Genzwuerker HV, Sogl R, Fiedler F. Effect of nail polish on oxygen saturation as determined by pulse oximetry in critically ill patients. Resuscitation. 2007;72:81–91
  4. Kataria BK, Lapkins R. Nail polish does not affect pulse oximeter saturation. Anesth Analg. 1986;65:824
  5. Rodden AM, Spicer L, Diaz VA, Steyer TE. Does fingernail polish affect pulse oximeter readings?. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2007;23:51–55
  6. Rubin AS. Nail polish color can affect pulse oximeter saturation. Anesthesiology. 1988;68:825

PII: S0964-3397(07)00050-X

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.007

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 4-5 , February 2008

Article Tools