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Role of pulse oximetry in detecting critical congenital heart disease among newborns delivered at a high altitude setting in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects. It is not detected in some newborns until after their hospital discharge. Pulse oximetry (SpO2) screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) is practiced in some settings, mainly based on evidence derived from st...

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Autores principales: Tekleab, Atnafu Mekonnen, Sewnet, Yilikal Chanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6699584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616201
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S217987