It’s a pulse oximetry test that uses light to detect the level of oxygen in the baby’s blood. Infants with sound hearts have blood that is loaded with oxygen, but those with congenital defects ...

There is a hint of a benefit of pulse oximetry screening as an add-on test to existing standard examinations for detection of critical congenital heart defects in newborns: More cases are detected ...

Newborn screening, using pulse oximetry, for a group of heart conditions will be recommended for inclusion in state programs.

When the group began its efforts in 2009, only one hospital in the area used pulse oximetry testing. Now all seven hospitals in D.C. with newborn nurseries use pulse oximetry as part of standard ...

Jacob is alive today because he received a pulse oximetry screening. Eleven states call for newborns to be screened for heart defects with this simple test. However New York state isn't one of them.

Pulse oximetry, a simple test for blood oxygen saturation, has the potential to detect congenital cardiac abnormalities in newborn babies that might be missed by antenatal ultrasonography and ...

Pulse oximetry has been recognized as a promising screening tool for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD). The aim of this research was to study the feasibility of implementation in a ...

However, a new law will add a seventh condition to that list, requiring hospitals to screen babies for severe heart disease using a pulse oximetry test.

There was "low but improving uptake" of reporting about the diversity of participants in summary documents for FDA-cleared pulse oximeters after voluntary guidance was issued in 2013, an analysis ...

A large trial attempts to determine whether intermittent oxygen saturation monitoring can reduce length of stay in young children hospitalized with bronchiolitis.

Medtronic settled a lawsuit claiming its pulse oximeters may provide less accurate readings for people with darker skin pigmentation.

Twenty-five AGs called on the FDA to take urgent action on pulse oximeters' inaccuracies when used on people with darker skin.