Disparities in Hypoxemia Detection by Pulse Oximetry Across Self-Identified Racial Groups and Associations With Clinical Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess disparities in hypoxemia detection by pulse oximetry across self-identified racial groups and associations with clinical outcomes.

Design

Observational cohort study from May 5, 2018, to December 31, 2020.

Setting

Three academic medical centers in the United States.

Patients

Adults greater than or equal to 18 years who self-identified as White, Black, Asian, or American Indian admitted to the ICU or undergoing surgery during inpatient hospitalization with simultaneous measurements of pulse oximetry-estimated oxygen saturation and arterial blood gas-derived oxygen saturation.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Multivariable models were employed to assess the relationships between race, occult hypoxemia (i.e., arte

SUBMITTER: Henry NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9070439 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature