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Pulse oximetry in the newborn: Is the left hand pre- or post-ductal?

BACKGROUND: Over the past few years, great efforts have been made to screen duct-dependent congenital heart diseases in the newborn. Arterial pulse oximetry screening (foot and/or right hand) has been put forth as the most useful strategy to prevent circulatory collapse. The left hand, however, has...

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Autores principales: Rüegger, Christoph, Bucher, Hans Ulrich, Mieth, Romaine Arlettaz
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2879243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20492689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-10-35