Neonatal Patients

In the United States, about 4,800 (or 11.6 per 10,000) babies are born every year with critical congenital heart defects (CCHD). These babies are at significant risk if this condition goes undiagnosed.([FOOTNOTE=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pediatricgenetics/CCHDscreening.html. Walsh, W., Evaluation of pulse oximetry screening in Middle Tennessee: cases for consideration before universal screening. J Perinatol, 2011 Feb. 31(2): p. 125-9.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

CCHD guidelines recommend using motion-tolerant pulse oximeters.

Nellcor™ pulse oximetry has been shown to be a simple and economical tool to aid healthcare providers in CCHD screening.([FOOTNOTE=NCT01720355 at ClinicalTrials.gov],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])