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Inaccuracy of pulse oximetry in darker-skinned patients is unchanged across 32 years

Martin J. Tobin, Amal Jubran
European Respiratory Journal 2022 59: 2200520; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00520-2022
Martin J. Tobin
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, IL, USA
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Amal Jubran
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, IL, USA
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We read with interest the recent report in the European Respiratory Journal by Crooks et al. [1], who document greater errors with pulse oximetry in patients who have dark skin pigmentation than in white patients. The study is important because of the large number of data points collected prospectively.

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The structure of pulse oximeters has changed tremendously over time, but inaccurate readings of oxygen saturation in black patients have not improved across 32 years and manufacturers do not report efforts to resolve the problem https://bit.ly/3KYc7Zo

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  • Conflict of interest: M.J. Tobin reports that he receives royalties for two books on critical care published by McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York. A. Jubran reports a grant from National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR016055).

  • Support statement: This work was supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (grant R01-NR016055). Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.

  • Received March 11, 2022.
  • Accepted March 15, 2022.
  • Copyright ©The authors 2022. For reproduction rights and permissions contact permissions{at}ersnet.org
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Inaccuracy of pulse oximetry in darker-skinned patients is unchanged across 32 years
Martin J. Tobin, Amal Jubran
European Respiratory Journal Jun 2022, 59 (6) 2200520; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00520-2022

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European Respiratory Journal Jun 2022, 59 (6) 2200520; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00520-2022
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