Medical racism & Covid
This shouldn't be happening but as we all know, racism kills........
Inaccurate oxygen level readings delayed COVID-19 therapies for Black, Hispanic patients: study
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3507530-inaccurate-oxygen-level-readings-delayed-covid-19-therapies-for-black-hispanic-patients-study/
COVID-19 patients in racial and ethnic minority groups were delayed in receiving therapies because of an inaccurate reading of oxygen saturation levels, according to a new study.
The
study, published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that “overestimation of arterial oxygen saturation levels by pulse oximetry” in COVID-19 patients from racial and ethnic minority groups contributed to “unrecognized or delayed recognition of eligibility to receive COVID-19 therapies.”
“Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to experience unrecognized and delayed recognition of eligibility to receive COVID-19 therapy,” the study also said, adding that such disparities could be the reason for differing COVID-19 outcomes between races.
Throughout the pandemic, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shown that
Black and Hispanic Americans were disproportionately more likely to die of COVID-19.
