Michael E. Fenster1‡, John S. Hokanson2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 771-775, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12651
Abstract Objective: To determine the clinical findings and management implications of
echocardiograms performed on infants with murmurs in the nursery.
Design: Retrospective cohort study conducted from January 2008 through
December 2015. Patients in the study were followed by chart review for up to
5 years. In addition, a survey of nursery providers was conducted in February 2016.
Setting: A single community hospital associated with a university.
Patients: All 26 573 infants who received care in the normal newborn nursery were
eligible for inclusion in the study. Infants with echocardiograms were analyzed. The
survey was sent by e‐mail to all 135… More >
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