Doctors are worried about accuracy.
The devices don’t work as well on people with darker skin, and experts say the agency should call for more testing and labeling.Photo by Jon Akira Yamamoto/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
The panel reviewed multiple research studies that show oximeters don’t work as well on darker skin. Those inaccuracies can have real consequences for patients: it delayed covid treatments in Black patients because the devices didn’t show dropping oxygen levels, according to one studyThe meeting focused on prescription devices, but the panel was also concerned about the over-the-counter “wellness” devices.
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