Researchers have raised concerns about the reliability of pulse oximetry in the assessment of patients with COVID-19 infection, particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups, ...

Pulse oximetry can be performed with disposable or reusable sensors, and hospitals and birthing centers must select the type of sensor that best meets the needs of their facility. 1 The SACHDNC ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently found that a device used to measure oxygen levels might be overestimating those levels in children of different races, which could ...

The accuracy of pulse oximetry readings on individuals with darker skin tones has been questioned by researchers. The FDA addressed the issue at a meeting last year, citing real-world studies showing ...

The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of ...

A recent study found that a key tool for reading blood oxygen can give inaccurate readings for Black and Hispanic patients. Pulse oximeters are placed on a person’s finger and can help monitor how ...

Julia Balmaceda, a medical student at the University of Kansas, discusses the findings of a research project looking at whether racial bias in pulse oximetry was present in patients with acute ...

Dark green nail polish, resembling the colour of Christmas trees, can lead to inaccurate readings in emergency and intensive care settings, according to a case study described by British intensive ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Black patients were more likely to have pulse oximetry ...

SpO2 readings were, on average, 0.6-1.5 percentage points higher for patients with darker than lighter skin tone. At both SpO2 thresholds assessed, false negative rates (low oxygen missed by the pulse ...