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The impact of skin tone on performance of pulse oximeters used by NHS England COVID Oximetry @home scheme: measurement and diagnostic accuracy study.
Martin DS. BMJ 2026;392:e085535.
[Participants were 903 critically ill adults admitted to intensive care units screened for or enrolled into a trial evaluating different approaches to oxygen therapy. Five pulse oximeters provided by the NHS England COVID Oximetry @home scheme yielded higher SpO2 measurements for patients with darker skin tones compared with those with lighter skin tones, which could translate into potentially clinically important differences in false negative and false positive rates for detecting hypoxaemia.]

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Adults
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Acute Respiratory Failure
Bronchiolitis
Coronavirus Infections
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Pneumonia
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Urgent Care in the Community
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