Search for dissertations about: "PULSE OXIMETER IN NEWBORN"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words PULSE OXIMETER IN NEWBORN.

2. 1. Pulse oximetry: Evaluation of a potential tool for early detection of critical congenital heart disease

   Author : Anne de-Wahl Granelli; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : pulse oximetry; duct-dependent; newborn screening; congenital heart disease; perfusion index;

   Abstract : Background: About one third of newborns with life-threatening congenital heart disease leave newborn nurseries without the problem being recognized, and risk death or serious damage from circulatory collapse. The main aim of this thesis has been to evaluate if routine newborn screening with pulse oximetry could improve early in-hospital detection of newborns with duct-dependent circulation (DDC). READ MORE