Conclusions: SpO2 and PR measurements may be inaccurate across all skin pigmentation groups, breaching U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance and industry standard thresholds. Pulse oximeters ...

Respiration is the process by which living organisms take in oxygen from their surrounding environment and release carbon dioxide as a waste product. Proper respiration is essential for the overall ...

For millions of Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Ultra 2 users who didn’t have the blood oxygen monitoring (SpO2) feature on their smartwatches, last week’s software updates offered a key ...

Serious hidden hypoxemia — defined as an SaO2 less than 88% despite an SpO2 of 92% or greater — occurred in 0.6% of the critically ill Asian patients studied. Hypoxemia went undetected in 0.8% of ...

Acute illnesses are leading causes of death among children under-five, who often receive antibiotics unnecessarily, contributing to antimicrobial resistance. Pulse oximetry and digital Clinical ...

Huawei's new fitness band comes equipped with an optical heart rate sensor as well as a SpO2 sensor for gauging blood oxygen saturation levels. The Huawei Band 10 sports a 1.47-inch AMOLED display and ...

Abstract: We investigate the impact of melanin concentration on the accuracy of oxygen saturation SpO2 estimation using reflective photoplethysmography (PPG) measurements. Monte Carlo (MC) simulations ...

Acknowledging the disparity in pulse oximetry implicates a $2 billion industry that has faced stricter regulations in recent years in an attempt to address bias in the development and testing of these ...

Dark green nail polish, resembling the colour of Christmas trees, can lead to inaccurate readings in emergency and intensive care settings, according to a case study described by British intensive ...