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Occult hypoxemia more common in hospitalized patients with darker skin, review finds

Occult hypoxemia, a pulse oximetry reading higher than the arterial oxygen saturation, was 67% more likely in Black patients and 39% more likely in patients identifying as Asian, Latinx, Indigenous, multiracial, or other race compared with White patients, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/24/occult-hypoxemia-more-common-in-hospitalized-patients-with-darker-skin-review-finds.htm
24 Jul 2024