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Pulse oximeter failings for darker-skinned people might not have a simple solution

Pulse oximetry was less accurate for people with darker skin tones in two studies, one regarding home-use devices and the ...
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Pulse oximeters overestimate blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin

A total of 11,018 paired SpO2-SaO2 measurements were analysed. All five pulse oximeters returned higher SpO2 values for patients with darker skin tones than patients with lighter skin tones, at any ...