title: PURLs: Pulse oximetry for newborns: should it be routine?
abstract: All newborns should be screened with pulse oximetry prior to discharge; it increases detection of congenital heart defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.forename: Dionna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Stevermer
mesh_terms: D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity