Pulse oximeter measurements vary across ethnic groups: an observational study in patients with COVID-19

Eur Respir J. 2022 Apr 7;59(4):2103246. doi: 10.1183/13993003.03246-2021. Print 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Be aware that pulse oximeters overestimate oxygen saturation measurements in patients with hypoxaemia, and that this error is larger in individuals from black and Asian ethnic groups https://bit.ly/3fCeJP7

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Ethnicity
  • Humans
  • Oximetry
  • Oxygen

Substances

  • Oxygen