Why the study?
Does a nationwide programme of neonatal ECG screening improve cost-effectiveness for identifying long QT syndrome and congenital heart diseases in neonates compared to no screening?
Population
Neonates in a large European country
Comparison
Nationwide programme of neonatal ECG screening… vs No screening
Design
Other
Authors
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May support neonatal ECG screening programs on cost grounds; leaves open prospective outcome trials before policy adoption.
Does a nationwide programme of neonatal ECG screening improve cost-effectiveness for identifying long QT syndrome and congenital heart diseases in neonates compared to no screening?
Neonatal ECG screening in the first month of life is a highly cost-effective strategy for identifying long QT syndrome and congenital heart diseases.
Silvana Quaglini (2006) studied this question.