March 2022. Volume 18. Number 1

Pulse oximetry screening is an effective tool for identifying critical congenital heart disease

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Schwartz BN, Hom LA, Von Kohorn I, Becker J, Cuzzi SS, Grier Clarke SE, et al. Newborn Pulse Oximetry Screening at a Community Hospital: An 8-Year Experience. Pediatrics. 2021;148:e2020049847.
Reviewers: Perdikidis Olivieri L1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1EAP Juncal. Torrejón de Ardoz. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: Leo Perdikidis Olivieri. Email: lperdikidis@gmail.com
Reception date: 27/12/2021
Acceptance date: 10/02/2022
Publication date: 23/02/2022

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: pulse oximetry screening is an effective tool for identifying critical congenital heart defects and secondary conditions. Pulse oximetry was successfully implemented with few missed screens and was highly specific. Elimination of the second rescreen in the pulse oximetry algorithm would have resulted in a minimal increase in false-positive results and faster evaluation of newborns with critical congenital heart defects.

Reviewers’ commentary: pulse oximetry screening for early detection of critical congenital heart disease with elimination of the second rescreen has been shown to be cost-effective and lifesaving. Thus, at present, the pulse oximetry paradigm has been widely accepted and adopted.

How to cite this article

Perdikidis Olivieri l, Cuestas Montañés E. La oximetría de pulso es una herramienta eficaz para identificar cardiopatías congénitas críticas. Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:4.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Schwartz BN, Hom LA, Von Kohorn I, Becker J, Cuzzi SS, Grier Clarke SE, et al. Newborn Pulse Oximetry Screening at a Community Hospital: An 8-Year Experience. Pediatrics. 2021;148:e2020049847.
Reviewers: Perdikidis Olivieri L1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1EAP Juncal. Torrejón de Ardoz. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: Leo Perdikidis Olivieri. Email: lperdikidis@gmail.com
Reception date: 27/12/2021
Acceptance date: 10/02/2022
Publication date: 23/02/2022

How to cite this article

Perdikidis Olivieri l, Cuestas Montañés E. La oximetría de pulso es una herramienta eficaz para identificar cardiopatías congénitas críticas. Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:4.

23/02/2022

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