A Hemoglobin Variant Causing an Unexplained Low Oxygen Saturation by Pulse Oximetry: Two Case Reports

Pulse oximetry is now routinely used in neonatal resuscitation and for neonatal screening for congenital heart diseases. Beyond respiratory and cardiac diseases, hemoglobin (Hb) variants must be included in the differential diagnosis of low oxygen saturation detected by pulse oximetry. We aim to des...

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Autores principales: Rua, Inês B, Vala, Beatriz, Gameiro, Inês, Martins, João R, Castelo, Rui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10439765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602010
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42182

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10439765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602010
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42182

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