NewbornScreeningforCriticalCongenitalHeartDiseaseEducationforNurses第一页,共二十五页。ThepurposeoftheCongenitalHeartDisease(CHD)ScreeningProgramistoidentifynewbornswithCHDpriortoclinicaldeteriorationoftheaffectedinfant.Delayeddiagnosisofcriticalcongenitalheartdisease(CCHD)canresultindeathorinjurytoinfants.Whydoweneedtoscreen?第二页,共二十五页。TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceshereintheUnitedStatesmadethisCHD(alsocalledCCHD—CriticalCongenitalHeartDisease)screeningrecommendationSeptemberof2011.InJanuaryofthisyear,theAmericanAcademyofPediatricsendorsedthisrecommendation.OurOB–PEDSteamhasrecentlyapprovedthepolicyandwearereadytogetstartednow!Wehadsomequestionstoansweraboutnewbornechocardiogramsbeforewecouldgetstarted!Whoendorsesthis?第三页,共二十五页。Congenitalheartdefects(CHDs)accountfor24%ofinfantdeathsduetobirthdefects.IntheUnitedStates,about4,800(or11.6per10,000)babiesborneveryyearhaveoneofsevencriticalcongenitalheartdefects(CCHDs,whichalsoareknowncollectivelyinsomeinstancesascriticalcongenitalheartdisease).CCHDFactSheet第四页,共二十五页。SevenofthemostcommonCRITICALCONGENITALHEARTDEFECTSare:HypoplasticLeftHeartPulmonaryAtresiaTetralogyofFallotTranspositionoftheGreatArteriesTricuspidAtresiaTruncusArteriosusTotalAnomalousPulmonaryvenousReturnWhatareCCHD’s?第五页,共二十五页。BabieswithoneoftheseCCHDsareatsignificantriskofdisabilityordeathiftheirCCHDisnotdiagnosedsoonafterbirth.ThesesevenCCHDsamongsomebabiespotentiallycanbedetectedusingpulseoximetryscreening,whichisatesttodeterminetheamountofoxygeninthebloodandpulserate.SevenCommonCCHD’s第六页,共二十五页。Somebabiesbornwithaheartdefectcanappearhealthyatfirstandcanbesenthomewiththeirfamiliesbeforetheirheartdefectisdetected.Ithasbeenestimatedthatatleast280infantswithanunrecognizedCCHDaredischargedeachyearfromnewbornnurseriesintheUnitedStates.Thesebabiesareatriskforhavingseriouscomplicationswithinthefirstfewdaysorweeksoflifeandoftenrequireemergencycare.WhyisthisImportant?...