A 25-year-old Caucasian man with a history of spherocytosis, splenectomy, recurrent blood transfusion, and no cardiopulmonary disease presented for an emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a ...

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Pulse oximetry was less accurate for people with darker skin tones in two studies, one regarding home-use devices and the ...

Arterial blood gases (PaO2, SaO2) and pulse oximetery (SpO2) are helpful in determining the need for oxygen therapy. Although hypoxia is defined as PaO2 < 60 mmHg and SaO2 (SpO2) < 90%, oxygen should ...

Clinical question: Are there disparities in hypoxemia detection by pulse oximetry across self-identified racial groups and, if so, is there an association with clinical outcomes? Background: Previous ...

Abstract: Objective: Current intrapartum fetal monitoring technology is unable to provide physicians with an objective metric of fetal well-being, leading to degraded patient outcomes and increased ...