Pulse Oximetry and Race in Critically Ill Adults.

ABSTRACT: For critically ill adults, oxygen saturation is continuously monitored using pulse oximetry (Spo₂) as a surrogate for arterial oxygen saturation (Sao₂). Skin pigmentation may affect accuracy of Spo₂ by introducing error from statistical bias, variance, or both. We evaluated relationships between race, Spo₂, Sao₂, and hypoxemia (Sao₂ < 88%) or hyperoxemia (Pao₂ > 150 mm Hg) among adults receiving mechanical ventilation in a medical ICU.

Design

Single-center, observational study.

Setting

Medical ICU at an academic medical center.

Patients

Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation from July 2018 to February 2021, excluding patients with COVID-19, with race documented as Black or Whit

SUBMITTER: Seitz KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478292 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature