The problem with pulse oximeters your doctor probably doesn’t know.
The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.
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Pulse oximetry screening - saving babies' lives
In 2007 Professor Andrew Ewer’s team from the University of Birmingham published the first systematic review of all the available studies on newborn pulse oximetry screening (POS). They concluded that ...
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1745 Implementation of routine newborn pulse oximetry to improve congenital heart disease detection – a quality improvement project
and improving the availability of neonatal pulse oximeters. In the 1-week post-intervention phase, 151/151 babies (100%) had routine pulse oximetry throughout the trust. One baby in this cohort was ...
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Detection of hyperoxaemia in neonates: data from three new pulse oximeters
med.uni-tuebingen.de Aim: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of three newly developed pulse oximeters in the detection of hyperoxaemia, defined as an arterial partial pressure of oxygen (Pao ...
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Masimo's (MASI) MightySat Pulse Oximeter Receives FDA Approval
This pulse oximeter can be purchased at the company ... Stork, Masimo’s innovative baby monitoring system, leverages its advanced sensor technology already in use for monitoring in hospitals.
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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 ...
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FDA issues draft guidance on pulse oximeters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 6 issued new draft guidance to help improve the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters that are used for medical purposes across populations with a r ...