Major congenital heart defects are rarely diagnosed after newborns' hospital discharge with modern screening
I. Papunen,
T. Poutanen,
K. Ylänen
Abstract:AimOur aim was to assess undiagnosed congenital heart defects (CHD) after newborns' hospital discharge in patients with a murmur or CHD suspicion, to find out the signs that predict CHDs and to estimate the costs of the examinations.MethodsWe reviewed retrospective medical records of patients (n = 490) referred for the evaluation of CHD suspicion during 2017–2018.ResultsThe median age of the patients was 2.5 (IQR 0.5–7.4) years. Sixty‐three (13%) patients had an abnormal echocardiography. Neither ductal‐depend… Show more
“…4 Meanwhile, Papinen et al report that only a few CHDs were confirmed after discharge in infants with suspected CHD when examined by foetal and newborn screening. 5 The authors point out that the high number of benign murmurs in children leads to numerous referrals and unnecessary healthcare costs.…”
Section: Clinicians Are Still Missing Critical Congenital Heart Defec...mentioning
“…4 Meanwhile, Papinen et al report that only a few CHDs were confirmed after discharge in infants with suspected CHD when examined by foetal and newborn screening. 5 The authors point out that the high number of benign murmurs in children leads to numerous referrals and unnecessary healthcare costs.…”
Section: Clinicians Are Still Missing Critical Congenital Heart Defec...mentioning
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