Pulse Oximetry During the First 24 Hours as a Screening Tool For Congenital Heart Defects

Introduction: Although screening for congenital heart defects (CHD) relies mainly on antenatal ultrasonography and clinical examination after birth, life-threatening cardiac malformations are often not diagnosed before the patient is discharged.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patriciu Mihaela, Avasiloaiei Andreea, Moscalu Mihaela, Stamatin Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-02-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0004