Fabricio González‐Andrade, Daniel Echeverría, Valeria López, Michaela Arellano
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.6, pp. 911-918, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12654
Abstract Objective: To assess the pulse oximetry as a method for screening critical congenital
heart disease (CHD) in newborns.
Study design: This is an observational, transversal, descriptive simple study. The pre‐
ductal and postductal saturation were taken in term newborns thatfulfilled the criteria of
inclusion and exclusion in the Hospital Gineco‐Obstetrico Isidro Ayora (HGOIA) in Quito.
These measurements were performed between the 24 and 48 h after birth. Those new‐
borns that saturated less than 90% on initial pulse oxìmetry underwent 3 successive
measurements at 1‐h intervals. Those who saturate less than 90% after 3 measurements
or have a difference higher… More >
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