Newborn Pulse Oximetry Screening for Detecting Congenital Heart Disease: Experience at a Tertiary Care Center.

Ziad R Bulbul Nour K YounisFarah MalaebHaytham Bou HusseinMariam T Arabi Fadi F Bitar

Published in: International journal of pediatrics (2024)

Despite its cost-effectiveness and efficacy in screening for CCHD, POS is suboptimal for detecting simple CHD. In the absence of a proper prenatal screening and fetal echocardiography program, POS remains a cost-effective modality for detecting CCHD.

Keyphrases

congenital heart disease
tertiary care
blood pressure
pregnant women
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
quality improvement
heart failure