Oxygen Test Has Potential To Detect Some Critical Congenital Heart Defects In Newborns
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
Early detection of critical congenital heart disease is important for avoiding serious health consequences. A noninvasive measure of oxygen saturation in the blood is a reasonable way to detect congenital heart disease in newborns, but there is not yet enough data available to make the test mandatory. The associations call for more research on the topic.