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    Area of Science:

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    • Health Informatics
    • Clinical Research

    Background:

    • Pulse oximetry (SpO2) provides noninvasive oxygen saturation measurements, but exhibits known racial and ethnic performance disparities.
    • Existing datasets lack sufficient representation of minority populations, hindering bias assessment and mitigation.
    • Addressing these disparities is crucial for equitable patient care, particularly in critical settings.

    Approach:

    • The BOLD dataset was created by harmonizing MIMIC-III, MIMIC-IV, and eICU-CRD Electronic Health Record databases.
    • It includes 49,099 paired SpO2 and SaO2 measurements, time-aligned within 5 minutes, with SpO2 levels from 70-100%.
    • Sociodemographic data, including race and ethnicity (∼25% minority representation), are integrated for comprehensive analysis.

    Key Points:

    • BOLD offers a large, diverse dataset specifically designed to study pulse oximetry biases.
    • It enables detailed examination of how SpO2 accuracy varies across different racial and ethnic groups.
    • Public availability of the codebase facilitates research and development of debiasing algorithms.

    Conclusions:

    • The BOLD dataset is a significant resource for understanding and mitigating pulse oximetry inaccuracies.
    • Its comprehensive nature and focus on underrepresented groups can drive the development of more equitable healthcare technologies.
    • Leveraging BOLD can lead to improved clinical decision-making and patient outcomes across diverse populations.