FDA to review pulse oximeters, convene advisory committee

"the FDA is planning to convene a public meeting of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee later this year to discuss the available evidence about the accuracy of pulse oximeters"

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/pulse-oximeter-accuracy-and-limitations-fda-safety-communication

Some recent evidence showing pulse oximeters are less accurate in racial and ethnic minority patients: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2029240

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2785794

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2792653

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