Oximeters often overestimate COVID patients’ oxygen levels, delaying care: Study

A study led by Johns Hopkins University researchers suggests that the use of pulse oximeters in hospitalized COVID-19 patients often overestimated true arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), especially in those of minority race, and led to delayed therapy in a high proportion of patients of all races.

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