Pulse Oximetry Screening at 4 Hours of Age to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Defects

The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the feasibility and reliability of pulse oximetry screening to detect critical congenital heart defects in a newborn nursery. The study was performed in a large urban hospital with an exclusively inborn population. Stable neonates who had a gestati...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2008-10, Vol.122 (4), p.e815-e820
Main Authors: Sendelbach, Dorothy M, Jackson, Gregory L, Lai, Susanna S, Fixler, David E, Stehel, Elizabeth K, Engle, William D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Cardiovascular disease
Congenital diseases
Critical Illness
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital - blood
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical screening
Oximetry - methods
Oximetry - utilization
Pediatrics
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the feasibility and reliability of pulse oximetry screening to detect critical congenital heart defects in a newborn nursery. The study was performed in a large urban hospital with an exclusively inborn population. Stable neonates who had a gestational age of >or=35 weeks and birth weight of >or=2100 g and in whom a critical congenital heart defect was not suspected were admitted to the newborn nursery. When the 4-hour pulse oximetry reading was
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2008-0781