Pulse oximeters don't work as well on Black patients, despite their ...
Jan 19, 2025 · NBC News. Pulse oximeters came along in the 1980s as an easy and painless alternative. The device shines a light through the fingertip, seeking out oxygen-rich blood. The more light that’s ...
FDA's promised guidelines on pulse oximeters unlikely to end ... - CBS News
Oct 7, 2024 · State attorneys general and U.S. senators have pressed the FDA to take steps to eliminate pulse oximetry's racial bias, which has caused delays in treatment and worse health outcomes, and more...
Medical device bias needs immediate action - review - BBC News
Mar 11, 2024 · Immediate action is needed to tackle the impact of ethnic and other biases in the use of medical devices, an independent review says. It found pulse oximeter devices could be less accurate for...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters …
Jan 6, 2025 · Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make...
FDA panel examines evidence that pulse oximeters may not work …
Nov 1, 2022 · Pulse oximeters are used to check blood oxygen saturation levels and heart rate, but research suggests these devices may be less accurate in individuals with darker skin pigmentation.
Pulse oximeters are less accurate for Black patients, study finds ... - NPR
Jul 11, 2022 · Research published last month by scientists at Johns Hopkins University shows inaccurate results from pulse oximeters resulted in a failure to identify Black and Hispanic patients who were in...
Since COVID, concern grows over race-based skin bias in pulse oximeters ...
Feb 13, 2023 · COVID-19 made pulse oximeters ubiquitous. Engineers are fixing their racial bias. A health worker uses an oximeter to monitor the pulse and oxygen saturation levels of a resident during a...
Why pulse oximeters are still inaccurate on darker skin tones - STAT
Nov 1, 2024 · Pulse oximeters, which measure levels of blood oxygenation by shining a light through a patient’s skin, have long been documented to be less accurate in more darkly pigmented skin.
Why it’s a problem that pulse oximeters don’t work as ... - MIT News
Aug 2, 2022 · Now, a paper co-authored by MIT scientists reveals that inaccurate pulse oximeter readings can lead to critically ill patients of color receiving less supplemental oxygen during ICU stays.
FDA panel recommends new standards for pulse oximeters amid …
Feb 5, 2024 · The FDA issued a warning in 2021 that pulse oximeters pose a “risk of inaccuracy under certain circumstances,” and a group of attorneys general last year urged the agency to “act with urgency” to address the devices’ race and color bias.
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