1 Department of Pulmonology and Lung Cancers, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland 2 Department of Histology and Cytophysiology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland Introduction: ...
A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising urgent questions about ...
In the EXAKT study from the U.K., the home-use pulse oximeters assessed all gave higher oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings for patients with darker skin tones than for patients with lighter skin tones.
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