Forbes February 2, 2024
Topline
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met Friday to figure out ways to make pulse oximeters more accurate when doing readings on darker skin both in hospitals and at home, after research showed wrong readings led to treatment delays in minorities.
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“We must keep in the forefront of our minds that this is a significant health equity issue,” Scott Lucas, vice president of device safety at nonprofit healthcare organization Ecri, said during the meeting. “The color of a patient’s skin should never degrade the quality or the effectiveness of tools that healthcare providers use to give lifesaving care.”
Key Background
Pulse oximeters are typically clipped onto a patient’s finger, and work by emitting light...
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