Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2022 Oct;610(7932):449-451.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-03161-1.

Skin colour affects the accuracy of medical oxygen sensors

Matthew D Keller, Brandon Harrison-Smith, Chetan Patil, Mohammed Shahriar Arefin
Comment

Skin colour affects the accuracy of medical oxygen sensors

Matthew D Keller et al. Nature. 2022 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Health care; Medical research; Optics and photonics.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

  • Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement.
    Sjoding MW, Dickson RP, Iwashyna TJ, Gay SE, Valley TS. Sjoding MW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 17;383(25):2477-2478. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2029240. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 33326721 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

References

    1. Sjoding, M. W., Dickson, R. P., Iwashyna, T. J., Gay, S. E. & Valley, T. S. N. Engl. J. Med. 383, 2477–2478 (2020). - PubMed - DOI - PMC
    1. Fawzy, A. et al. JAMA Intern. Med. 182, 730–738 (2022). - PubMed - DOI
    1. Gottlieb, E. R., Ziegler, J., Morley, K., Rush, B. & Celi, L. A. JAMA Intern. Med. 182, 849–858 (2022). - PubMed - DOI
    1. Valbuena, V. S. M. et al. BMJ 378, e069775 (2022). - PubMed - DOI - PMC
    1. Wong, A.-K. I. et al. JAMA Netw. Open 4, e2131674 (2021). - PubMed - DOI - PMC

LinkOut - more resources