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Comparative Study
. 2017 Mar:182:375-377.e2.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.043. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

The Effect of Skin Pigmentation on the Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry in Infants with Hypoxemia

Elizabeth E Foglia  1 , Robin K Whyte  2 , Aasma Chaudhary  3 , Antonio Mott  4 , Jodi Chen  5 , Kathleen J Propert  6 , Barbara Schmidt  7
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Comparative Study

The Effect of Skin Pigmentation on the Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry in Infants with Hypoxemia

Elizabeth E Foglia et al. J Pediatr. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

To compare pulse oximetry measurement bias between infants with hypoxemia with either dark skin or light skin with Masimo Radical 7 and Nellcor Oximax. There was no significant difference in systematic bias based on skin pigment for either oximeter.

Keywords: accuracy; infant; oxygen saturation; pulse oximetry.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Munsell Soil Book of Color, Hue 7.5YR used to designate pigment group. Light pigment included values 7 and 8. Dark pigment included values 5, 4, 3, and 2.5. Value 6 was considered intermediate and not classified as light or dark. Image reproduced with permission from Munsell Color of X-Rite Pantone inc. (Grand Rapids, Michigan).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Study screening and enrollment flow diagram.
Figure 3
Figure 3
SpO2 vs SaO2 for Masimo (top) and Nellcor (bottom) oximeters with line of equity (solid) and fitted line (dashed). Solid circles indicate dark skin pigment and open circles indicate light skin pigment.
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