Skin colour affects the accuracy of medical oxygen sensors

Skin colour affects the accuracy of medical oxygen sensors

COVID-19 broadened the use of pulse oximeters for rapid blood-oxygen readings, but it also highlighted the fact that skin pigmentation alters measurements. Two groups of researchers analyse this issue, and its effects on people with dark skin. Two views on the pigmentation dependence of pulse oximet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2022-10, Vol.610 (7932), p.449-451
Hauptverfasser: Keller, Matthew D., Harrison-Smith, Brandon, Patil, Chetan, Arefin, Mohammed Shahriar
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:COVID-19 broadened the use of pulse oximeters for rapid blood-oxygen readings, but it also highlighted the fact that skin pigmentation alters measurements. Two groups of researchers analyse this issue, and its effects on people with dark skin. Two views on the pigmentation dependence of pulse oximetry.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-022-03161-1