A new study finds that COVID19 treatment for Black patients was delayed because of inaccurate blood oxygen measurements from “racially biased” medical instruments.
, researchers analyzed data from more than 7000 COVID-19 patients who were treated in five hospitals in Baltimore between 2020 and 2021. They found that, compared with white patients, pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels by 1.2% for Black patients, 1.1% among Hispanic patients, and 1.7% for Asian patients.
Although small, these differences were significant,notes, because Black and Hispanic patients were 29% and 23%, respectively, less likely than white patients to be recognized as eligible for COVID-19 medications. Black patients whose eligibility was eventually confirmed by pulse oximetersPulse oximeters without the known racial bias are available, but are not commonly used yet. Aurged their adoption.
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