Pulse oximetry was less accurate for people with darker skin tones in two studies, one regarding home-use devices and the ...
Across the healthcare landscape, more and more conversations are focusing on health inequity. Specific to pulse oximetry, recent research, media, and regulatory discussions have been raising awareness ...
Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give ...
Acknowledging the disparity in pulse oximetry implicates a $2 billion industry that has faced stricter regulations in recent years in an attempt to address bias in the development and testing of these ...
Blood oxygen measurements taken with pulse oximeters in hospitals tend to be lower than they really are, according to the Equiox study, which was designed to assess the technology’s measurement ...
The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of ...
Zynex (ZYXI) has completed its clinical verification trial for their NiCO pulse oximeter overseen by anesthesiologist Dr. David MacLeod at Duke University. Trial completion is a key milestone required ...
OAKLAND, Calif. — The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an ...