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Detailed study demonstrates how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate oxygen readings in people with darker skin tones

Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH Pulse oximeters – one of the most common medical devices used in global healthcare – can provide significantly overestimated oxygen saturation readings in people with darker skin tones, according to the most comprehensive study ever to explore the issue. Published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, the new study is...