A Single-Extremity Staged Approach for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening: Results from Tennessee

Tennessee initiated single-extremity staged screening by pulse oximetry for undetected CCHD in 2012. The algorithm begins with a saturation reading in the foot and allows an automatic pass if the foot pulse oximetry is 97% or greater. This was based on the principle that it is not possible to have a...

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Main Authors: William Walsh, Jean A. Ballweg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/3/4/31