Abstract

INTRODUCTION Significant risks of death, illness, and disability arise from a delayed identification of congenital cardiac disease (CHD). Echocardiographic investigations in infants may be useful in detecting CHD earlier and with higher sensitivity than when using other screening approaches because echocardiography is frequently used to diagnose the condition. The aim of present study is to determine the importance of 2D Echo as a routine screening for congenital heart diseases in all newborn. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present observational study was conducted at department of pediatrics among 500 newborns who visited for postnatal follow ups during the study period of one year. The newborns underwent echocardiographic screening within as a part of routine screening during their postnatal follow up. The statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 25.0 using t-test and chi square test. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant.

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