Oxygen saturation in the arterial blood (SaO2) provides information on the adequacy of
respiratory function. SaO2 can be assessed noninvasively by pulse oximetry, which is based …

Background Health outcomes are improved when newborn babies with critical congenital
heart defects (CCHDs) are detected before acute cardiovascular collapse. The main …

Background Screening for critical congenital heart defects in newborn babies can aid in
early recognition, with the prospect of improved outcome. We assessed the performance of …

Newborn screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) was added to the US
Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in 2011. Within 4 years, 46 states and the District …

BACKGROUND Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) was recently added to the US
Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborns. States considering screening …

Value of composite reference standards in diagnostic research Page 1 Value of composite
reference standards in diagnostic research Combining several tests is a common way to improve …

Background Studies on pulse oximetry screening for neonatal sepsis and respiratory
disease in a middle-income country are lacking. Newborn screening for critical congenital …

Objectives (i) To evaluate the impact of routine early pulse oximetry screening on the rate of
unexpected neonatal unit (NNU) admissions and the need for echocardiography.(ii) To …

The increasing positive confirmed patients Covid-19 in Indonesia especially in Banyuwangi
showed how serious the outbreak of this virus. Based on data obtained from news, mass …

Race-based and skin pigmentation-related inaccuracies in pulse oximetry have recently
been highlighted in several large electronic health record-based retrospective cohort studies …