Key result
Prenatal ultrasound and postnatal pulse oximetry screening yield low detection rates for neonatal aortic coarctation.
Why the study?
Do prenatal ultrasound and postnatal pulse oximetry screening improve the timely diagnosis of neonatal coarctation of the aorta?
Population
90 infants and fetuses diagnosed with isolated coarctation of the aorta between 2003 and 2012 who died…
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Prenatal ultrasound and POS detect few neonatal CoA cases; leaves open whether refined protocols improve timely diagnosis.
Observational (n=90)
Do prenatal ultrasound and postnatal pulse oximetry screening improve the timely diagnosis of neonatal coarctation of the aorta?
Prenatal ultrasound and postnatal pulse oximetry screening have a low yield for detecting coarctation of the aorta, emphasizing the critical need for careful physical examination in all newborns.
Lannering et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Neonatal coarctation of the aorta (CoA) (n=90). Prenatal ultrasound screening and neonatal pulse oximetry screening was evaluated on Timely diagnosis of neonatal coarctation of the aorta. Prenatal ultrasound and postnatal pulse oximetry screening had a low detection rate for coarctation of the aorta, identifying only 3 of 90 cases prenatally and 4 of 19 screened postnatally.
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