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. 2015 Sep 11;10(9):e0137580. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137580

Table 3. Non-Cardiac Hypoxemia Diseases.

No Diagnosis Risk factor PO1 foot, PO2 foot Age of screening (hours of life) Routine physical examination Echocardiography Investigation Treatment Outcome
1 Neonatal sepsis Risk factor of sepsis + 86%, 84% 16 Normal Small PFO/PDA Streptococcus pneumonia (blood culture) Antibiotics Alive
2 Neonatal sepsis Risk factor of sepsis + 92%, 93% 21 Normal Small muscular VSD Sterile blood culture Antibiotics Alive
3 Down syndrome with primary PPHN Nil 87%, 88% 6 Normal High Tricuspid regurgitation jet 60mmHg, large PDA 5.7mm CXR: normal Sterile blood culture Ventilated Inhaled nitric oxide Inotropic support Antibiotics Alive
4 PPHN with polycythemia Nil 87%, 81% 8 Normal Small PFO/PDA Hematocrite: 0·8 Partial exchange at 10 hours of life Alive
5 TTN Nil 93%, 95% 22 Normal Small PFO/PDA CXR: normal Oxygen support Alive
6 TTN Nil 82%, 83% 20 Normal Small PFO/PDA CXR: normal Oxygen support Alive
7 TTN Nil 89%, 86% 24 Normal Small apical VSD, small PDA CXR: normal Oxygen support Alive
8 TTN Nil 87%, 90% 25 Normal Small PFO/PDA CXR: normal Oxygen support Alive
9 Congenital pneumonia Risk factor of sepsis + 86%, 86% 14 Normal Mid muscular VSD 1.5mm CXR: small spontaneous pneumothorax right lung Oxygen support Antibiotics Alive
10 Congenital pneumonia Risk factor of sepsis + 82%, 85% 7 Normal Small apical VSD CXR: bilateral diffuse patchy opacities Oxygen support Antibiotics Alive
11 Meconium aspiration syndrome Light meconium stained liquor delivery 92%, 93% 5 Normal Small PFO/PDA. CXR: bilateral diffuse patchy opacities Oxygen support Antibiotics Alive
12 Meconium aspiration syndrome meconium stained liquor delivery 84%, 86% 5 Normal Atrial septal defect (ASD) 4 mm, PDA 3 mm. Tricuspid regurgitation jet 30mmHg CXR: bilateral diffuse patchy opacities Ventilated at 12 hours of life Antibiotics Alive
13 Hypoplastic right lung with VACTERL association Nil 92%, 94% 13 Right forearm deformity Mesocardia, small PDA Computerized tomograms of thorax: right lung hypoplasia. Skeletal survey: absent right radius, T6 hemivetebra Ultrasound of kidney: bilateral horseshoe kidneys Continuous bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) Alive

PO1, first pulse oximetry reading; PO2, second pulse oximetry reading; SpO2, oxygen saturation; PFO, patent foramen ovale; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; CXR, chest x-ray; VSD, ventricular septal defect; PPHN, persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn; TTN, transient tacypnoea of newborn; VACTERL, vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardia defects, tracheoesophageal fistula and or esophageal atresia, renal and radial anomalies, and limb defects