This large prospective UK study compared five low-cost fingertip pulse oximeters with arterial blood gas measurements and ...

Normal blood oxygen level is either 95%-100% SpO2 on an oximeter or 80-100 mm Hg from an ABG test. ABG tests are more accurate than pulse oximeters, which have a ...

"Although absolute differences in readings were small, they can result in substantially higher rates of false negatives and ...

Clinically, there was enough concern that the more accurate, more invasive testing, a SaO 2, was obtained despite the reassurance of a “normal” pulse oximetry. In fact, among those patients having ...

The fingertip devices that hospitals use to monitor patients' oxygen levels might be less accurate in people with dark skin, a new study suggests. At issue are pulse oximeters -- small medical devices ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give ...

Across the healthcare landscape, more and more conversations are focusing on health inequity. Specific to pulse oximetry, recent research, media, and regulatory discussions have been raising awareness ...

Although use of pulse oximetry in hospitalized children with respiratory infections is common, the data supporting its use are limited. Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2006 ...