PMID: 22577631May 12, 2012Paper

PURLs: Pulse oximetry for newborns: should it be routine?

The Journal of Family Practice
Amanda K SwensonJames J Stevermer

Abstract

All newborns should be screened with pulse oximetry prior to discharge; it increases detection of congenital heart defects.

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