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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their clinical recommendations on a crucial heart screening protocol for newborn infants. The simple, noninvasive screening using pulse oximetry has been part of the U.S. Recommended Uniform Screening Panel since 2011. Today, it is a required part of newborn screening within the first 24 hours of life in all 50 states . A clinical report containing the updates will be published in the Pediatrics January 2025 edition (online December 16, 2024). The report, Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: A New Algorithm and Other Updated Recommendations,” includes endorsement of several new updates for health care providers as well as some other key takeaways from the first 14 years of national screening implementation. https://lnkd.in/d9Sj3Rz4 [doi.org] Protocol updates reduce time from screening to intervention. The AAP recommendations refine the already successful protocol to ensure the screening is applied consistently, accurately and efficiently. Changes include: A more simplified CCHD screening algorithm that eliminates a second verification re-screen so treatments can start sooner when intervention is urgent. Oxygen saturation measurements of 95% or greater in both the right hand and either foot for an infant to pass. Previously 95% or greater oxygen saturation measurements in the right hand or either foot would pass. We have updated the video for training and co-branded with AAP. https://lnkd.in/dnVh7cxm [aap.org]