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Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry
Manage episode 280418006 series 2391742
For years studies have questioned whether pulse oximeters perform as well in non-White patients as in White patients. This is particularly important now as disposition decisions in patients with COVID-19 are often made based on pulse oximetry readings.
We discussed an article by Sjoding et al in NEJM
Show notes at FOAMcast.org
Thanks for listening! Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust
259 episodes
Manage episode 280418006 series 2391742
For years studies have questioned whether pulse oximeters perform as well in non-White patients as in White patients. This is particularly important now as disposition decisions in patients with COVID-19 are often made based on pulse oximetry readings.
We discussed an article by Sjoding et al in NEJM
Show notes at FOAMcast.org
Thanks for listening! Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust
259 episodes
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