Skin Pigmentation and Pulse Oximeter Accuracy in the Intensive Care Unit: a Pilot Prospective Study

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The pulse oximeter in clinical use at an academic medical center performed worse in darkly pigmented critically ill patients than established criteria for FDA clearance. Pulse oximeter testing in ICU settings is feasible, and could be required by regulators to ensure equivalent device performance by skin pigmentation among patients.