Patients who received a higher concentration of supplemental oxygen during colorectal surgery had a significantly ... (24.4 percent) administered 30 percent Fio2, and in 22 patients (14.9 percent ...

The FDA announced in February 2021 that although pulse oximetry can be useful for estimating blood oxygen levels, the devices “have limitations” and “a risk of inaccuracy under certain ...

Doctors Warn F.D.A. of Health Risks Posed by Flawed Oxygen Devices. Especially for Black patients, inaccurate readings have imperiled care and may have contributed to deaths during the pandemic, ...

Doctors believe the devices potentially contributed to the higher COVID-19 death rate for Black patients when compared to white patients. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay ...

The pulse oximeter is a device that estimates a person’s oxygen saturation level, a measure of the oxygen concentration in their blood, by shining light through their tissue, typically a ...