Experts call for urgent review of pulse oximeters - a vital tool
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A summary of a letter published in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ)
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The 6 Best Pulse Oximeters of 2024, Lab-Tested and Expert-Approved
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What Are Vital Signs, and Why Are They Important?
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Effectiveness and safety of pulse oximetry in remote patient monitoring of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review - The Lancet Digital Health
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Impact of ethnicity on the accuracy of measurements of oxygen saturations: A retrospective observational cohort study - eClinicalMedicine
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Pulse oximetry - Wikipedia
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Frontiers Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Flash and Prolonged Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry
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Pulse Oximeter Fingertip - Oxygen Meter Finger Pulse Oximeter - Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor with Heart Rate and Fast Spo2 Reading, Pulse Ox with TFT Screen, Lanyard (Not include Batteries)
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A growing push to fix pulse oximeters' inaccurate readings in people of color: 'We are many shades of brown
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Full article: Importance and use of pulse oximeter in COVID-19 pandemic: general factors affecting the sensitivity of pulse oximeter
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The Telehealth Era Is Just Beginning
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ProSim SPOT Light SpO2 Pulse Oximeter Tester