General triplex ultrasound (abdominal, cardiac, thyroid, head and hip joint) as a screening method of newborns and infants in the pediatrics and family doctor's office

Purpose: Newborns screening means certain”complex medical investigations”, which aims are to detect or rule out early in infants, more severe disease that is essential for the immediate commencement of treatment. Number of diseases, included in screening, varies from country to country, between 30 to 50, mostly congenital metabolic and endocrine diseases and this are done in hospital. Material and methods: Our prospective study includes several 800 apparently healthy newborns. Each infant was examined by ultrasound, initial at two weeks, followed by 16 weeks control. We started the general ultrasound examination…