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These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.
These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.
Pulse Oximeters are Less Accurate for Black and Hispanic People
Video New study shows pulse oximeter is less accurate on patients of color - ABC News
Pulse Oximeters May Be Less Accurate for Black People. Should You Use One? - The New York Times
Racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings: Research roundup
Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Covid Care for Black and Hispanic Patients: Study - The New York Times
Penn Medicine Study: Pulse Oximeters Did Not Change Outcomes for Patients in COVID-19 Monitoring Program - Penn Medicine
Racial disparity in clip-on devices to measure oxygen levels in blood under scrutiny by FDA
Why it's a problem that pulse oximeters don't work as well on patients of color, MIT News
Pulse oximeters are less accurate for Black patients, study finds : Shots - Health News : NPR
Masimo - The Accuracy of Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry on Patients with Darker Skin Pigmentation
Impact of ethnicity on the accuracy of measurements of oxygen saturations: A retrospective observational cohort study - eClinicalMedicine
How to Use a Pulse Oximeter to Check Oxygen Saturation Levels
Missed signals: the limits of the pulse oximeter - Medical Technology, Issue 39