CCHD Screening Implementation Efforts in Latin American Countries by the Ibero American Society of Neonatology (SIBEN)

• Main Authors: Augusto Sola (Author), Susana Rodríguez (Author), Alejandro Young (Author), Lourdes Lemus Varela (Author), Ramón Mir Villamayor (Author), Marcelo Cardetti (Author), Jorge Pleitez Navarrete (Author), María Verónica Favareto (Author), Victoria Lima (Author), Hernando Baquero (Author), Lorena Velandia Forero (Author), María Elena Venegas (Author), Carmen Davila (Author), Fernando Dominguez Dieppa (Author), Taína Malena Germosén (Author), Ada Nidia Oviedo Barrantes (Author), Ana Lorena Alvarez Castañeda (Author), Mónica Morgues (Author), Aldana Avila (Author), Diana Fariña (Author), Jose Luis Oliva (Author), Erika Sosa (Author), Sergio Golombek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is among the four most common causes of infant mortality in Latin America. Pulse oximetry screening (POS) is useful for early diagnosis and improved outcomes of critical CHD. Here, we describe POS implementation efforts in Latin American countries guided and/or coordin...