The Effect of Skin Pigmentation on the Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry in Infants with Hypoxemia.

Foglia, Elizabeth E; Whyte, Robin K; Chaudhary, Aasma; Mott, Antonio; Chen, Jodi; Propert, Kathleen J; Schmidt, Barbara · J Pediatr · 2017

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

To compare pulse oximetry measurement bias between infants with hypoxemia with either dark skin or light skin with Masimo Radical 7 and Nellcor Oximax. There was no significant difference in systematic bias based on skin pigment for either oximeter.

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