SANTA CRUZ For years a growing chorus of research has suggested that pulse oximeters, the clip-on blood oxygen measurement tool made ubiquitous by the COVID-19 pandemic, can produce inaccurate readings in darker-skinned patients.But experts say that until recently, little was known about the specific adverse clinical outcomes this potential bias could produce.
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