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Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart disease under consideration

W. Robert Morrow

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Abstract

Interest has been growing in the use of pulse oximetry to diagnose critical congenital heart disease in infants. Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital defect, occurring in approximately nine per 1,000 live births. Roughly one-fourth of congenital heart defects are potentially lethal

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Interest has been growing in the use of pulse oximetry to diagnose critical congenital heart disease in infants. Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital defect, occurring in approximately nine per 1,000 live births. Roughly one-fourth of congenital heart defects are potentially lethal

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Interest has been growing in the use of pulse oximetry to diagnose critical congenital heart disease in infants. Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital defect, occurring in approximately nine per 1,000 live births. Roughly one-fourth of congenital heart defects are potentially lethal

Key concepts: Pulse oximetry, Heart disease, Medicine, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Anesthesia

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