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Ethnic disparities in publicly-available pulse oximetry databases
Sinaki, Fatemeh Y Ward, Rabab Abbott, Derek Allen, John Fletcher, Richard Ribon Menon, Carlo Elgendi, Mohamed
Sinaki, Fatemeh Y
Ward, Rabab
Abbott, Derek
Allen, John
Fletcher, Richard Ribon
Menon, Carlo
Elgendi, Mohamed
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2022-05-27
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Inaccuracies have been reported in pulse oximetry measurements taken from people who identified as Black. Here, we identify substantial ethnic disparities in the population numbers within 12 pulse oximetry databases, which may affect the testing of new oximetry devices and impact patient outcomes.
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Sinaki FY, Ward R, Abbott D, Allen J, Fletcher RR, Menon C, Elgendi M. Ethnic disparities in publicly-available pulse oximetry databases. Commun Med (Lond). 2022 May 27;2:59. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00121-8. PMID: 35637660; PMCID: PMC9142514.
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10.1038/s43856-022-00121-8
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