Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Low-Resource Setting; Research Protocol and Preliminary Results of the Tanzania Pulse Oximetry Study

• Main Authors: Naizihijwa Majani (Author), Pilly Chillo (Author), Martijn G. Slieker (Author), Godwin Sharau (Author), Vivienne Mlawi (Author), Stella Mongella (Author), Deogratias Nkya (Author), Sulende Khuboja (Author), Gideon Kwesigabo (Author), Appolinary Kamuhabwa (Author), Mohamed Janabi (Author), Diederik Grobbee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) is the leading cause of early new-born mortality. Its early detection and intervention is crucial for the survival of affected new-born. Pulse Oximetry (POX) has shown to be one of the feasible, accurate and cost-effective tools in screening CCHD...