A Novel Approach to Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Screening at Moderate Altitude

A Novel Approach to Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Screening at Moderate Altitude

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening using pulse oximetry nationwide, but, however, acknowledges that altitude may impact failure rates and alternative algorithms may be required at high altitudes. We therefore evaluated a modified...

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Main Authors: Erin Lueth, Leilani Russell, Jason Wright, Mark Duster, Mary Kohn, Joshua Miller, Cindy Eller, Marci Sontag, Christopher M. Rausch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
pulse oximetry
screening
critical congenital heart disease
altitude
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/2/3/4

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