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Review
. 2018 Apr 28;4(2):15.
doi: 10.3390/ijns4020015. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Pulse Oximetry Screening in Germany-Historical Aspects and Future Perspectives

Frank-Thomas Riede  1 , Christian Paech  1 , Thorsten Orlikowsky  2
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Review

Pulse Oximetry Screening in Germany-Historical Aspects and Future Perspectives

Frank-Thomas Riede et al. Int J Neonatal Screen. .

Abstract

In January 2017, pulse oximetry screening was legally implemented in routine neonatal care in Germany. The preceding developments, which were the prerequisite for this step, are described in the specific context of Germany's health care system. Continued evaluation of the method is imperative and may lead to modifications in the screening protocol, ideally in accordance with the efforts in other countries.

Keywords: Germany; critical congenital heart disease; pulse oximetry screening.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Pulse oximetry screening in Germany in December 2009. Green bars indicate the percentage of perinatal and neonatal units performing pulse oximetry screening as per December 2009 in five regions in Germany. The black lines indicate the level of significance (dotted line: p < 0.05, dashed line: p < 0.01, solid line, p < 0.001). The asterisk indicates the federal state of Saxony. Source of the map: adaptation from svg/2000px-Germany_location_map.svg.png; author: NordNordWest; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/legalcode.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pulse oximetry screening and level of neonatal care. Green bars indicate percentage of units using pulse oximetry screening as per December 2009 in Germany. Black lines indicate level of significance (dashed line: p < 0.01, solid line, p < 0.001).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Algorithm for pulse oximetry screening in Germany as recommended by the Common Federal Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, G-BA), modified after [19] by a specialist in paediatrics, ideally with subspecialty training in neonatology/paediatric cardiology.
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