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Pulse Oximetry Screening Fails to Spot Congenital Heart Defects in Neonates
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Title Pulse Oximetry Screening Fails to Spot Congenital Heart Defects in Neonates
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/582370?src=rss
Description Pulse oximetry screening of neonates at 4 hours of age is not effective in detecting critical congenital heart defects, Dallas-based researchers report in the October issue of Pediatrics. In fact, pulse oximetry screening failed to detect any critical congenital heart defects in a large series of newborns over a 12-month period. Reuters Health Information
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Date Oct 23, 2008
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