Racial bias in pulse oximetry present in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a new study, racial bias in the use of pulse oximetry was consistently present even with high levels of oxygen supplementation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, researchers reported.
For a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting, Julia Baranda Balmaceda, BS, an MD candidate (2024) at University of Kansas School of Medicine, and colleagues aimed to investigate any discrepancies based on race in pulse oximetry devices used in the ICU and their institution.
“We reproduced findings of a race-based discrepancy of pulse oximetry to patients’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a new study, racial bias in the use of pulse oximetry was consistently present even with high levels of oxygen supplementation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, researchers reported.
For a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting, Julia Baranda Balmaceda, BS, an MD candidate (2024) at University of Kansas School of Medicine, and colleagues aimed to investigate any discrepancies based on race in pulse oximetry devices used in the ICU and their institution.
“We reproduced findings of a race-based discrepancy of pulse oximetry to patients’