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New FDA Pulse Oximetry Guidance: Strengths and Weaknesses

New FDA Pulse Oximetry Guidance: Strengths and Weaknesses

Update: 2025-03-05
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new draft regulatory guidance for pulse oximeters related to skin pigment. The guidance is a step forward but it may have unintended consequences. Authors Michael Lipnick, MD, and Philip Bicker, MD, PhD, professors of anesthesia at University of California, San Francisco, discuss this and more with JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD.

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New FDA Pulse Oximetry Guidance: Strengths and Weaknesses

New FDA Pulse Oximetry Guidance: Strengths and Weaknesses