Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Covid Care for Black and Hispanic Patients: Study

Pulse oximeters measuring oxygen in the blood often inflated the levels for dark-skinned Covid patients, who then experienced delayed care or an increased risk of hospital readmission, researchers found.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pulse Oximetry Black People Hispanic-Americans Oxygen Research Food and Drug Administration HCA Healthcare Inc JAMA Network Open Johns Hopkins University your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news