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ArticleJournal of clinical monitoring and computing2026

Comparing pulse oximeter performance using a common functional tester versus controlled desaturation studies on healthy participants.

Seif Elmankabadi, Jake Dove, Ella Behnke, Yu Celine Chou, Lily Ortiz, Gregory Leeb, Isabella Auchus, Danni Chen, John Feiner, Tyler J Law and 7 more

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Article in Journal of clinical monitoring and computing, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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17 authors.

Seif ElmankabadiDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. seif.elmankabadi@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0009-0004-0566-7960
Jake DoveAcute Care and Monitoring, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ella BehnkeDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Yu Celine ChouDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-9907-0306
Lily OrtizDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Gregory LeebDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Isabella AuchusDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Danni ChenDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
John FeinerDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Tyler J LawDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Philip E BicklerDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Shamsudini HashiDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
René Vargas ZamoraUniversity of California San Francisco Hypoxia Research Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Fekir NegussieUniversity of California San Francisco Hypoxia Research Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ronald BisegerwaDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0001-6567-1735
Michael BernsteinUniversity of California San Francisco Hypoxia Research Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Michael S LipnickDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9978-1465

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional testers are designed to evaluate select pulse oximeter characteristics but are often misused to validate device accuracy, potentially providing false reassurance. This study evaluated whether the Fluke ProSim8 (FPS8) could accurately predict oximeter performance during human controlled desaturation studies or identify performance differences under low signal conditions. 12 oximeters were tested using two FPS8 protocols: (1) an 'SpO₂ plateau' protocol which mimicked controlled desaturation studies by evaluating device performance over a range of simulated SpO

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OximetryOxygen SaturationAdultEquipment DesignFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleOxygenReproducibility of ResultsSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedYoung AdultOxygenFunctional testerHypoxemia studiesPulse oximeter

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PMID41236607
PMCPMC13053529

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