Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart defects in newborn infants (PulseOx): a test accuracy study.

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Screening for congenital heart defects relies on antenatal ultrasonography and postnatal clinical examination; however, life-threatening defects often are not detected. We prospectively assessed the accuracy of pulse oximetry as a screening test for congenital heart defects.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 27 2011

Volume: 378

Issue: 9793

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[1 ] University of Birmingham, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Birmingham, UK. a.k.ewer@bham.ac.uk

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(11)60753-8

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60753-8

PubMed ID: 21820732

SO-VID: f746763d-6afc-4684-9f12-465d03f3b78e

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