“Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement”. In two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients

Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Devices Used In COVID-19 Treatment Can Give Errors For Patients With Dark Skin – NPR

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

1/ Our research letter on racial bias in pulse oximetry measurement, out today in NEJM https://t.co/6dLuNGosxp pic.twitter.com/XXsfWfc5dv

— Michael Sjoding (@msjoding) December 17, 2020