Table 3.
Pathology found in 69 babies with false positive results from pulse oximetry screening for duct dependent circulation in West Götaland (1 July 2004 to 31 March 2007)
| Pathology found | No (%) of babies | Subsequent management | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay in neonatal intensive care | Follow-up only | Surgery | |||
| ≥5 days after screening | <5 after screening | ||||
| Other critical congenital heart disease* | 4 (6) | 4/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 4/4 |
| Other milder congenital heart disease | 10 (14) | 4/10 | 1/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Persistent pulmonary hypertension | 6 (9) | 3/6 | 0/6 | 3/6 | N/A |
| Transitional circulation† | 8 (12) | 0/8 | 3/8 | 2/8 | N/A |
| Infections | 10 (14) | 6/10 | 4/10 | N/A | N/A |
| Pulmonary pathology | 7 (10) | 5/7 | 1/7 | 1/7 | N/A |
| Normal (verified from hospital charts) | 24 (35) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Pulmonary atresia with multiple aorto-pulmonary collaterals (n=2), tricuspid atresia with pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect (n=1), total anomalous pulmonary venous return (n=1).
†Right to left shunting across foramen ovale without pulmonary hypertension.