The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jun 2008
Multicenter StudyFirst day of life pulse oximetry screening to detect congenital heart defects.
To evaluate the efficacy of first day of life pulse oximetry screening to detect congenital heart defects (CHDs). ⋯ Early pulse oximetry screening promotes early detection of critical CHDs and other potentially severe diseases. The sensitivity rate for detecting critical CHDs is high, and the false-positive rate is low.