Pulse oximetry with clinical assessment to screen for congenital heart disease in neonates in China a prospective study》.pdf

Articles Pulse oximetry with clinical assessment to screen for congenital heart disease in neonates in China: a prospective study Qu-ming Zhao*, Xiao-jing Ma*, Xiao-ling Ge, Fang Liu, Wei-li Yan, Lin Wu, Ming Ye, Xue-cun Liang, Jing Zhang, Yan Gao, Bing Jia†, Guo-ying Huang†, and the Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease screening group‡ Summary Background Several pioneering studies have provided evidence for the introduction of universal pulse oximetry Lancet 2014; 384: 747–54 screening for critical congenital heart disease. However, whether the benefi ts of screening reported in studies from Published Online high-income countries would translate with similar success to low-income countries is unknown. We assessed the April 23, 2014 feasibility and reliability of pulse oximetry plus clinical assessment for detection of major congenital heart disease, /10.1016/ S0140-6736(14)60198-7 especially critical congenital heart disease, in China. This online publication has been corrected. The corrected Methods We did a pilot study at three hospitals in Shanghai to assess the accuracy of pulse oximetry plus clinical version fi rst appeared at assessment for detection of congenital heart disease. We made a data collection plan before recruitment. We then