ReviewInternational journal of neonatal screening2020
Universal Screening for CCHD in Saudi Arabia: The Road to a 'State of the Art' Program.
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- Experience with Implementation of Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Low-Middle-Income Country.International journal of neonatal screening · 2026Article
- The Dual Role of Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Screening and Fetal Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease Detection Around the World.International journal of neonatal screening · 2026Review
- Pulse Oximetry Screening in the Newborn: Can Modifications to the Screening Algorithm Improve Detection?International journal of neonatal screening · 2026Review
- Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Using Pulse Oximetry in a Global Context: Progress, Disparities, and the Importance of Early Detection.International journal of neonatal screening · 2026Article
- The trends of congenital heart defects burden in BRICS-plus from 1990 to 2021 and its projection to 2035.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Observational
- A pilot implementation study to detect neonatal critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry screening in Accra, Ghana.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Burden of Congenital Heart Anomalies in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Using Pulse Oximetry: Value and Unique Challenges in Developing Regions.International journal of neonatal screening · 2020Article
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Abstract
Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) has been defined as structural heart defects that are usually associated with hypoxia in the newborn period and have potential for significant morbidity and mortality early in life. CCHD has been estimated to be present in ∼3 in 1000 live births, including Saudi Arabia. Pulse Oximetry Screening (POS) is a highly specific and moderately sensitive test for detecting CCHD with very low false-positive rates. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is among high-income countries with a population of more than 33 million and more than 600,000 annual live births. In 2015, the Universal Screening Program for CCHD using Pulse Oximetry was approved in Saudi Arabia. It is expected that any new national program will undergo a learning curve and face many challenges. We believe that developing countries may face different challenges during implementation of such national projects, but the success achieved by Saudi Arabia in implementing the program was mainly due to good preparation before launching the project and advancements in the use of the technology involved in this project. Since starting the universal CCHD screening in 2016, more than 900,000 babies have been screened in Saudi Arabia and many lives have been saved using this safe, non-invasive, inexpensive, and reasonably sensitive test.
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