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 …

Objective To evaluate the use of pulse oximetry to screen for early detection of life
threatening congenital heart disease. Design Prospective screening study with a new …

Background Screening for congenital heart defects relies on antenatal ultrasonography and
postnatal clinical examination; however, life-threatening defects often are not detected. We …

Background Several pioneering studies have provided evidence for the introduction of
universal pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease. However, whether …

Methods An expert panel convened for a 1-day meeting in September 2018 in Washington,
District of Columbia (Table 1). Focused discussions on data and quality-improvement …

Pulse oximetry screening (POS) has been proposed as an effective, noninvasive,
inexpensive tool allowing earlier diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease (cCHD). Our …

The introduction of pulse oximetry in clinical practice has allowed for simple, noninvasive,
and reasonably accurate estimation of arterial oxygen saturation. Pulse oximetry is routinely …

Background—The purpose of this statement is to address the state of evidence on the
routine use of pulse oximetry in newborns to detect critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) …

Objective Screening for critical congenital heart disease (CHD) with prenatal ultrasound or
postnatal pulse oximetry has the potential to improve outcome. To guide screening …