Ethnic Disparities in Publicly-available Pulse Oximetry Databases

Fatemeh Sinaki; Rabab Ward; Derek Abbott; John Allen; Richard Ribon Fletcher; Carlo Menon; Mohamed Elgendi

doi:10.1038/s43856-022-00121-8

Ethnic Disparities in Publicly-available Pulse Oximetry Databases

Fatemeh Sinaki, Rabab Ward, Derek Abbott, John Allen, Richard Ribon Fletcher, Carlo Menon, Mohamed Elgendi

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	59
Number of pages	5
Journal	Communications Medicine
Volume	2
Issue number	1
Early online date	27 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00121-8
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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Keywords

Biomarkers
Diagnostic markers
Public health

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Assessment and Diagnosis
Internal Medicine
Epidemiology
Medicine (miscellaneous)

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