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SM Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Routine Use of Pulse Oximetry in the Newborn to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Disease

[ ISSN : 2573-3419 ]

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Received: 19-Oct-2015

Accepted: 30-Oct-2015

Published: 04-Nov-2015

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Vicki L Mahan*

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA

Corresponding Author:

Vicki L Mahan, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA, Email: Vicki.Mahan@ tenethealth.com

Abstract

Critical Congenital Heart Disease’s (CCHD’s) are potentially life-threatening cardiac abnormalities where the systemic or pulmonary circulation is dependent on a patent ductus arteriosus and include those with duct-dependent pulmonary blood flow, inter-circulatory mixing, and systemic hypoperfusion. The seven main CCHD’s screening targets for neonatal pulse oximetry are hypoplastic left heart syndrome, pulmonary atresia (with intact ventricular septum), Tetralogy of Fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid atresia and truncus arteriosus. Early diagnosis improves outcomes.

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Mahan VL. Routine Use of Pulse Oximetry in the Newborn to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Disease. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2015;1(1):1004.