Table 6.
Summary of a meta-analysis on the use of pulse-oximetry for the detection of CCHD.
Total number of studies | 13 |
Total number of infants | 229,421 |
Sensitivity | 76.5% (67.7–83.5) |
Speificity | 99.8% (99.7–99.9) |
False positive rate | 0.14% (0.06–0.33) |
False positive rate in infants screened after 24 hours of birth | 0.05% (0.02–0.12) |
Note: Data from Thangaratinam et al.30