Pulse oximeter measurements vary across ethnic groups: an observational study in patients with COVID-19
Colin Crooks, Joe West, Joanne R Morling, Mark Simmonds, Irene Juurlink, Steve Briggs, Simon Cruickshank, Susan Hammond-Pears, Dominick Shaw, Tim Card, Andrew Fogarty
Abstract
<b>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</b>https://bit.ly/3fCeJP7
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Observational studyEthnic group2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Pulse (music)Internal medicineVirologyPhysicsOpticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DetectorDiseaseSociologyAnthropologyOutbreakNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringRespiratory Support and MechanismsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research