Newborn Pulse Oximetry Screening for Detecting Congenital Heart Disease: Experience at a Tertiary Care Center

Table 2

Distribution of the babies who received a cardiac echo at birth or within the 1^st five years of life as per the reason.

	# of newborns (%)
Reason for cardiac echo (before discharge)
Murmur	42 (75%)
Abnormal fetal ECG	1 (1.78%)
Single umbilical artery	1 (1.78%)
Single palmar crease	1 (1.78%)
Family history of CHD	3 (5.35%)
Echogenic focus noted on fetal ultrasound	3 (5.35%)
Other	5 (8.92%)
Reason for cardiac echo (within the 1^st five years of life)
Murmur	33 (62.26%)
Fatigue	1 (1.88%)
Cyanosis	4 (7.54%)
Suspected Kawasaki	3 (5.66%)
Family history of CHD	1 (1.88%)
Vasovagal	1 (1.88%)
Suspected perimyocarditis/endocarditis	2 (3.77%)
Screening due to undocumented reason	2 (3.77%)
Other	6 (11.3%)