Newborn pulse oximetry screening in practice
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Newborn pulse oximetry screening in practice.
The concept of using pulse oximetry (PO) as a screening test to identify newborn babies with critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) before life-threatening collapse occurs has been debated for some time now. Several recent large studies have consistently shown that PO screening adds value to existing screening techniques with over 90% of CCHDs detected. It can also help identify newborn babie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1743-0585,1743-0593
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311047