Jun 20 2013
Masimo and South Shore Hospital, ranked among the top three hospitals in Massachusetts by U.S. News & World Report (2012-13), jointly announce that South Shore Hospital has converted to Masimo SET® pulse oximetry and sensor technologies, used at leading health organizations worldwide.
Masimo SET® pulse oximetry virtually eliminates false alarms1 and increases a clinician's ability to detect life-threatening events2 – helping to substantially contribute to improved patient outcomes and patient safety. Masimo SET® pulse oximetry also has been shown to help clinicians reduce retinopathy of prematurity3, detect critical congenital heart disease in newborns4, and save lives in post-surgical floors, recovery2, labor and delivery rooms5, and ICUs6.
"With Masimo SET®, we're able to get better SpO2 measurements in patients during states of low perfusion and motion artifact," said Charlie Arienti, Director of Respiratory Therapy at South Shore Hospital. "With Masimo, the signal processing is better and the results are reliable."
South Shore Hospital's conversion to Masimo SET® pulse oximetry is in keeping with the healthcare organization's dedication to excellence in care and delivering the best possible results for its patients. More than 100 independent clinical studies have confirmed that Masimo SET® technology allows clinicians to accurately monitor blood oxygen saturation in the most challenging conditions, including patient movement and low peripheral perfusion.
"We are happy to have forged this great partnership with South Shore Hospital, which like other leading healthcare organizations is demonstrating its commitment to patient safety and care by taking advantage of our breakthrough Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry technology performance," said Masimo Founder and CEO Joe Kiani. "We value this relationship with South Shore, and together look forward to helping their skilled and dedicated staff meet and exceed their patient care needs."
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2 Taenzer, Andreas H.; Pyke, Joshua B.; McGrath, Susan P.; Blike, George T. "Impact of Pulse Oximetry Surveillance on Rescue Events and Intensive Care Unit Transfers: A Before-and-After Concurrence Study." Anesthesiology, February 2010, Vol. 112, Issue 2. Available online here
3 Chow L.C., Wright K.W., Sola A.; CSMC Oxygen Administration Study Group. "Can Changes in Clinical Practice Decrease the Incidence of Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Very Low Birth Weight Infants?" Pediatrics. 2003 Feb;111(2):339-45.
4 de Wahl Granelli A, Wennergren M, Sandberg K, et al. Impact of pulse oximetry screening on detection of duct dependent congenital heart disease: a Swedish prospective screening study in 39,821 newborns. BMJ 2009; 338: a3037.
5 Baquero H, Alviz R, Castillo A, Neira F, Sola A. "Avoiding Hyperoxemia During Neonatal Resuscitation: Time To Response Of Different SpO2 Monitors." Acta Paed April 2011 Vol. 100, Issue 4, pp 515-518. Published online here
6 Goldstein MR, Martin GI, Sindel BD, Furman GI, Ochikubo C, Yand L. SatSeconds Alarm Management Misses Short Desaturations Common to Periodic Breathing and Infantile Apnea. Pediatric Research 2001;49(4):400A/2296.
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