Pulse Oximeter Devices Have Higher Error Rate in Black Patients

Focus: Bias

Source: New York Times

Redability: Intermediate

Type: Website Article

Open Source: No

External URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/health/oximeters-covid-black-patients.html

Keywords: N/A

Learn Tags: Bias Ethics Fairness Trust

Summary: A study showed that pulse oximeter devices, which measure oxygen levels in the blood, were three times more likely to give misleading readings among Black patients.