Cost-Effectiveness of Routine Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in US Newborns

2013109 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Cora Peterson · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Scott D. Grosse · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Matthew E. Oster · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Richard S. Olney · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Cynthia H. Cassell · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

This study provides the first US cost-effectiveness analysis of CCHD screening in the United States could be reasonably cost-effective. We anticipate data from states that have recently approved or initiated CCHD screening will become available over the next few years to refine these projections.

Topics & Keywords

Congenital Heart Disease Studies Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 132, Issue 3, pp. e595-e603

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0332

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