Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Wearing a mask does not affect oxygen saturation in patients with or without asthma, according to research ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulse oximeter inaccuracy due to darker skin tones was found in 30 out of 44 studies. Some studies showed a ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways If your oxygen saturation level drops below 92%, seek medical help right away. A dangerously low oxygen level can make you feel short of breath ...

In critical care, meticulous monitoring of oxygen saturation and haemodynamic parameters is vital to guiding therapeutic interventions and improving patient outcomes. Traditional metrics, such as ...

Minorities get less supplemental oxygen in the ICU, in large part due to poorer performance of pulse oximeters, a study showed. That averaged out to approximately 0.2 to 0.3 L/min less oxygen for ...

Normal blood oxygen level is either 95%-100% SpO2 on an oximeter or 80-100 mm Hg from an ABG test. ABG tests are more accurate than pulse oximeters, which have a ...

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, ...

Fitbit has released an update for its Versa and Ionic lines that lets you quickly check your blood oxygen saturation. The new Fitbit SpO2 Signature watch face shows your overnight SpO2 readings, which ...

A New Hampshire emergency room doctor says simple technology could save lives in the fight against the coronavirus. Dr. Richard Levitan, who has three decades of experience, volunteered last month at ...

Background The cross-sectional association between cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) and heart failure (HF) has been ...

The blood oxygen sensor featured in Apple Watch Series 6 and 7 is “not intended for medical use,” Apple says. That seems odd, considering that low blood oxygen is a serious medical condition. If the ...

WASHINGTON — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal ...