The Effect of Skin Pigmentation on the Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry in Infants with Hypoxemia

J Pediatr. 2017 Mar:182:375-377.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.043. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

Abstract

To compare pulse oximetry measurement bias between infants with hypoxemia with either dark skin or light skin with Masimo Radical 7 and Nellcor Oximax. There was no significant difference in systematic bias based on skin pigment for either oximeter.

Keywords: accuracy; infant; oxygen saturation; pulse oximetry.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Critical Illness
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / blood
  • Hypoxia / diagnosis*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature*
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Male
  • Oximetry / methods*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin Pigmentation / physiology*
  • Statistics, Nonparametric