Photoplethysmographic measurements from the esophagus using a new fiber-optic reflectance sensor

Justin P. Phillips; Panayiotis A. Kyriacou; Deric P. Jones; Richard M. Langford; Serene H. Chang

doi:10.1117/1.3598858

1 July 2011 Photoplethysmographic measurements from the esophagus using a new fiber-optic reflectance sensor

Justin P. Phillips, Panayiotis A. Kyriacou, Deric P. Jones, Richard M. Langford, Serene H. Chang

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 16, Issue 7, 077005 (July 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3598858

Abstract

A prototype fiber-optic reflectance-mode pulse oximetry sensor and measurement system is developed for the purposes of estimating arterial oxygen saturation in the esophagus. A dedicated probe containing miniature right-angled glass prisms coupled to light sources and a photodetector by means of optical fibers is designed and used to record photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals from the esophageal epithelium in anesthetized patients. The probe is inserted simply by an anesthesiologist in all cases, and signals are recorded successfully in all but one of 20 subjects, demonstrating that esophageal PPG signals can be reliably obtained. The mean value of the oxygen saturation recorded from the esophagus for all subjects is 94.0 ± 4.0%. These results demonstrate that SpO₂ may be estimated in the esophagus using a fiber-optic probe.

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Justin P. Phillips, Panayiotis A. Kyriacou, Deric P. Jones, Richard M. Langford, and Serene H. Chang "Photoplethysmographic measurements from the esophagus using a new fiber-optic reflectance sensor," Journal of Biomedical Optics 16(7), 077005 (1 July 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3598858

Published: 1 July 2011

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