Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease

Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease

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Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) is a major cause of infant death and morbidity worldwide. An early diagnosis and timely intervention can significantly reduce the likelihood of an adverse outcome. However, studies from the United States and other developed countries have shown that as many a...

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Main Author: Praveen Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPed.S33086
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spelling doaj-a26b83a47cfe4557ad2a564d9c8909ae2020-11-25T03:04:13ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics1179-55652016-01-011010.4137/CMPed.S33086Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart DiseasePraveen Kumar0Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois, Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL, USA.Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) is a major cause of infant death and morbidity worldwide. An early diagnosis and timely intervention can significantly reduce the likelihood of an adverse outcome. However, studies from the United States and other developed countries have shown that as many as 30%–50% of infants with CCHD are discharged after birth without being identified. This diagnostic gap is likely to be even higher in low-resource countries. Several large randomized trials have shown that the use of universal pulse-oximetry screening (POS) at the time of discharge from birth hospital can help in early diagnosis of these infants. The objective of this review is to share data to show that the use of POS for early detection of CCHD meets the criteria necessary for inclusion to the universal newborn screening panel and could be adopted worldwide.https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPed.S33086
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Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics
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title Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease
title_short Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease
title_full Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease
title_fullStr Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease
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series Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) is a major cause of infant death and morbidity worldwide. An early diagnosis and timely intervention can significantly reduce the likelihood of an adverse outcome. However, studies from the United States and other developed countries have shown that as many as 30%–50% of infants with CCHD are discharged after birth without being identified. This diagnostic gap is likely to be even higher in low-resource countries. Several large randomized trials have shown that the use of universal pulse-oximetry screening (POS) at the time of discharge from birth hospital can help in early diagnosis of these infants. The objective of this review is to share data to show that the use of POS for early detection of CCHD meets the criteria necessary for inclusion to the universal newborn screening panel and could be adopted worldwide.
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