Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones
(2024)
Journal Article
Swamy, S. K. N., He, C., Hayes‑Gill, B. R., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Clark, D. J., Green, S., & Morgan, S. P. (2024). Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-024-03091-2
Pulse oximeters’ (POs) varying performance based on skin tones has been highly publicised. Compared to arterial blood gas analysis, POs tend to overestimate oxygen saturation (SpO2) values for people with darker skin (occult hypoxemia). The objective... Read More about Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones.