New FDA guidance aims to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people of color
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more ...
Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their ...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
FDA recommends fixing racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...
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FDA calling on pulse oximeter makers to make life-saving changes to devices
Pulse oximeters help doctors evaluate a person's pulse rate and the oxygen saturation of your blood. The FDA is proposing ...
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FDA issues draft guidance on pulse oximeters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 6 issued new draft guidance to help improve the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters that are used for medical purposes across populations with a r ...
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A Protocol for Swaddled Bathing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Note that the infant should not be in the water for more than 8 minutes. While parents are completing steps 1 to 4, fill wash basin with water temperature between 100°F and 101°F until it is ...
FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark skin tone
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar over how inaccurate readings led to different medical care for patients of ...