Compared to white patients, pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels by an average of 1.7% in Asian patients, 1.2% in Black patients and 1.1% in Hispanic patients, a 2022 JAMA Internal ...

Black people in the hospital are 31.9% more likely than White patients to have pulse oximeter readings that overestimate their oxygen levels by at least 4 percentage points, according to data ...

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make ...

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make ...

A pulse oximeter is a small, non-invasive device that measures blood oxygen saturation level (SpO2) and heart rate. The team concluded that while not all nail polishes affect oximeter readings ...

The News Pulse oximeters routinely overestimated levels of oxygen in the blood in darker-skinned Covid patients, leading to delays in treatment and hospital readmissions, according to a research ...

Pulse oximeters are electronic devices that clamp onto a patient’s finger to estimate their blood oxygen levels and pulse rate. Prescription and over-the-counter versions of these devices became ...

In 30 seconds, I explained the issues around pulse oximeter readings in patients with darker skin tones, how it impacted Black patients, and why it was significant given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.