Pulse oximetry in people with darker skin tones
Pulse oximetry is one of the most widely used medical technologies worldwide, yet it performs less accurately for people with darker skin. 1 This inequity requires urgent action.In a linked study, Martin and colleagues 2 provide strong prospective evidence that pulse oximeters overestimate oxygen saturation in people with darker skin tones (doi:10.
Authors
- Andrew Fogarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-977X)
- Thomas S. Valley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5766-4970)
Institutions
- Pulmonary and Allergy Associates (US)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s37
- Primary Topic
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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