Feasibility of implementing pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart disease in a community hospital

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 710-715

  Bradshaw, E A ^a   Cuzzi, S ^a,b,c   Kiernan, S C ^b   Nagel, N ^b   Becker, J A ^a,c   Martin, G R ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital heart disease; oximetry; screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETRY; SCREENING;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; OXIMETRY;

EID: 84865790396     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.179     Document Type: Article

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