4. Discussion
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PENIS, EVENT
In this study, we aimed to evaluate an alternative side of monitoring to follow up oxygen saturation in certain conditions. Having pulse oximetry results on the extremities might be a problem for burned children. Although the possibility of this situation is slight, it is not negligible. There for, we evaluate the penile shaft as a possible alternative side of monitoring. As hypothesized, the penis could be an alternative side of pulse monitoring if circumstances for limbs are unavailable.In many clinical practices, pulse oximetry measurement is used for monitoring HR and SpOIn studies with earlobes, it has been determined that pulse oximetry values are more accurate than finger and toe measurements [Robertson and Kaplan reported the penile shaft as a good site for a pulse oximeter probe [In the present study, we investigated the availability of a pulse oximeter probe attached to the penile shaft in the event extremities were unavailable. Evaluation of the agreement between the measurements performed by each probe using Bland-Altman plot analysis revealed the mean bias value in 51 patients. Accordingly, based on the acceptable degree of bias and limits of agreement, we could conclude that the oximeter probe can be attached to the penile shaft when necessary. In a multicenter, observational study conducted on children, arterial blood SaO2 values were compared with pulse oximetry SpOIn the present study, the absence of comparison with arterial blood sample levels could be regarded as a limitation; nevertheless, in light of the data mentioned above, the comparisons could be considered to have acceptable accuracy since all SpOIn conclusion, we suggest that pulse oximetry measurements during a medical emergency, intensive care services management, and peroperative period could be performed using penile probes in pediatric male patients whose extremities are unavailable for measurement in cases like trauma.