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Pulse oximeters overestimate blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin
Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give ...
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Pulse oximeters miss hypoxemia more often in people with darker skin, study finds
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in ...
A long-awaited study commissioned by the FDA has muddied the path forward on how to reduce racial bias in pulse oximeter ...
Correspondence to: TS Valley thomas.valley@cuanschutz.edu ...
The differences, or bias, between estimates of blood oxygen saturation levels as measured with pulse oximeters compared to the gold-standard method of measuring oxygen saturation in arterial blood ...
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Pulse oximeter failings for darker-skinned people might not have a simple solution
Two studies suggest both under- and over-estimation of blood oxygen levels ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Real-world study looked at relationship between skin pigmentation and pulse oximeter bias in critically ill ...
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