ArticleInternational journal of neonatal screening2020
Pulse Oximetry and Congenital Heart Disease Screening: Results of the First Pilot Study in Morocco.
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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
- 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
- A pilot implementation study to detect neonatal critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry screening in Accra, Ghana.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Congenital and Developmental Disorders.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- [Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of common neonatal diseases in primary healthcare institutions: congenital heart disease (2025)].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025Article
- Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease in Tanzanian newborns: Diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity in a low-resource healthcare setting.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Newborn Screening for Six Primary Conditions in a Clinical Setting in Morocco.International journal of neonatal screening · 2024Article
- Current Status of Newborn Bloodspot Screening Worldwide 2024: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Activities (2020-2023).International journal of neonatal screening · 2024Review
- The Development and Implementation of Innovative Blind Source Separation Techniques for Real-Time Extraction and Analysis of Fetal and Maternal Electrocardiogram Signals.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mapping maternal and infant health in Morocco: A global scoping review of themes, gaps, and the "unseen" in the published health research literature, 2000-2022.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Feasibility of screening for critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry in Indonesia.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Low-Resource Setting; Research Protocol and Preliminary Results of the Tanzania Pulse Oximetry Study.Global heart · 2022Article
- 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
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital malformation. Diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD), the most severe type of congenital heart disease, in a newborn may be difficult. The addition of CCHD screening, using pulse oximetry, to clinical assessment significantly improves the rate of detection. We conducted a pilot study in Morocco on screening neonates for critical congenital heart disease. This study was conducted in the maternity ward of Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakesh, Morocco, and included asymptomatic newborns delivered between March 2019 and January 2020. The screening of CCHD was performed by pulse oximetry measuring the pre- and post-ductal saturation. Screening was performed on 8013/10,451 (76.7%) asymptomatic newborns. According to the algorithm, 7998 cases passed the screening test (99.82%), including one inconclusive test that was repeated an hour later and was normal. Fifteen newborns failed the screening test (0.18%): five CCHD, five false positives, and five CHD but non-critical. One false negative case was diagnosed at 2 months of age. Our results encourage us to strengthen screening for CCHD by adding pulse oximetry to the routine newborn screening panel.
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