Background— Three-fourths of cardiac arrest survivors die before hospital discharge or suffer
significant neurological injury. Except for therapeutic hypothermia and revascularization, …

BACKGROUND: Pulse oximetry is the mainstay of patient oxygen monitoring. Measurement
error from pulse oximetry is more common for those with darker skin pigmentation, yet this …

Importance Although racial and ethnic minority patients with sepsis and acute respiratory
failure (ARF) experience worse outcomes, how patient presentation characteristics, processes …

Background Delirium significantly affects post-operative outcomes, but the incidence, risk
factors, and long-term impact of delirium in lung transplant recipients have not been well …

In May 2020, George Floyd’s murder by police officers motivated international outrage and
the most recent nationwide reflection of the United States’ racial caste system. By the time that …

Objective: Care coordination is a national priority. Post-acute care use and hospital readmission
appear to be common after critical illness. It is unknown whether specialty critical care …

The COVID-19 Pandemic, coupled with the horrific deaths of Black men and women by law
enforcement, put into plain sight the pervasiveness of racism in our society. The history and …

… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Christopher F. Chesley,
MD, MSCE, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce …

We commend Dr. Jamali and colleagues for their thorough review of almost 4 decades of
research in “Racial Disparity in Oxygen Saturation Measurements by Pulse Oximetry: Evidence …

Background Many patients hospitalized for COVID-19 experience prolonged symptoms
months after discharge. Little is known abou t patients’ personal experiences recovering from …