Shokoofeh Derakhshan

Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ali Ibn Abitaleb Educational and Treatment Hospital, Rafanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

[ 1 ] - Evaluation of Pulse Oximetry in the Early Detection of Congenital Heart Diseases in Newborns

Background: Congenital heart diseases, which are asymptomatic at birth, are the most important causes of infant mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the role of pulse oximetry in the early detection of congenital heart diseases among newborns.Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 1230 newborns who were born in university hospitals in an urban area of Iran were placed unde...