Two studies suggest both under- and over-estimation of blood oxygen levels ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give ...

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 ...

Introduction Constant suppliance of oxygen plays one of the crucial roles in normal brain functioning. Examining brain at high altitude can provide us useful information about how brain functions are ...

Oxygen is the second most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere. Although critical for aerobic respiration, it also poses significant dangers to life. The reduction of molecular oxygen to water by ...

Objectives To assess the impact of skin tone on the measurement and diagnostic accuracy of five fingertip pulse oximeters used by patients in the NHS (National Health Service) England COVID Oximetry ...