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By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising ...

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In the EXAKT study from the U.K., the home-use pulse oximeters assessed all gave higher oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings for patients with darker skin tones than for patients with lighter skin tones.

Ottawa, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global pulse oximeter market size is calculated at USD 3.8 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach around USD 6.76 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of ...

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Patients with darker skin tones have peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings that are higher than patients with a lighter skin tone.

Objective: Pulse oximeters are increasingly used for patient monitoring but are very prone to motion artifact. Newly developed instruments have lower false alarm rates (Bohnhorst&Poets, Intensive Care ...