Effects of racial bias in pulse oximetry on children and how to address algorithmic bias in clinical medicine.

Keyaria D Gray; Hamsa L Subramaniam; Erich S Huang

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Effects of racial bias in pulse oximetry on children and how to address algorithmic bias in clinical medicine.

April 5, 2023

Gray KD, Subramaniam HL, Huang ES. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(5):459-460.

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Previous research has identified racial and ethnic discrepancies in pulse oximetry measurement which can lead to delays in diagnosis or treatment. This editorial discusses racial and ethnic biases in clinical algorithms and devices and two emerging approaches – photoacoustic imaging and polarized light oximetry – that have potential to address the racial and ethnic biases in pulse oximetry.

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