Failed detection of complex congenital heart disease (including double outlet right ventricle and total anomalous pulmonary venous return) by neonatal pulse oximetry screening.
We report on a newborn infant with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) featuring double outlet right ventricle and hypoplastic left ventricle who had postductal oxygen saturation well above 95% and thus eluded pulse oximetry screening for CHD.
Hetzel
Patrick G
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Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. patrick.hetzel@ukbb.ch
Glanzmann
René
R
Günthard
Joëlle
J
Bruder
Elisabeth
E
Godi
Esther
E
Bührer
Christoph
C
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry