Pulse oximeter measurements among black, Hispanic and Asian COVID-19 patients were less accurate than measurements for white patients, a study has shown, in an important tool used to monitor outcomes for those most at risk of the disease. Outlines the shortcomings.
The discrepancies may cause some patients of color to delay getting serious illness or have no treatment despite low oxygen levels, the researchers said. said in a study on Tuesday Published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.