News-Medical.Net on MSN
Pulse oximeters miss hypoxemia more often in people with darker skin, study finds
This large prospective UK study compared five low-cost fingertip pulse oximeters with arterial blood gas measurements and ...
News Medical on MSN
Fingertip Oxygen Monitors Less Accurate on Dark Skin
Largest study on this topic suggests that measurement errors lead to potential delays in care and contribute to health ...
Put simply, SpO2 is a measure of blood oxygen saturation. The more oxygen you have in your blood, the higher your SpO2 levels are going to be. Seeing as our bodies need oxygen to survive, we can ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results