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01-12-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Misinterpretation of Negative Pulse Oximetry Screening as Absence of Critical Congenital Heart Disease

Authors: Krishna Dummula, Vishal Pandey

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2012

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We read the case report by Harden et al. [2] entitled False-Negative Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: The Case for Parent Education with great interest. This case underscores the importance of interpreting screening test results with caution. …

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Harden BW, Martin GR, Bradshaw EA (2012) False-negative pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease: the case for parent education. Pediatr Cardiol. doi:10.1007/s00246-012-0414-5

Mahle WT, Martin GR, Beekman RH III, Morrow WR (2012) Endorsement of Health and Human Services recommendation for pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease. Pediatrics 129:190–192PubMedCrossRef

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Title: Misinterpretation of Negative Pulse Oximetry Screening as Absence of Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Authors: Krishna Dummula
Vishal Pandey
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0492-4

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