Abstract

ENRIQUEZ, Luis Eduardo; PRADA, Milena; BASTO-DUARTE, María Constanza  and  MUNOZ-PEREZ, Yamile. The panorama for children with heart disease in Colombia. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2019, vol.47, n.4, pp.236-242.  Epub Oct 16, 2019. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.1097/cj9.0000000000000131.

Notwithstanding the availability of human and technological resources, the care deficit in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with congenital heart diseases in Colombia is estimated at 50%. Barriers to healthcare delivery and access, both at the basic and specialized level, means that patients progress and reach advanced stages of the disease, with a direct impact on morbidity and mortality, and on the cost of care. Problems in early detection and diagnosis, poor access to specialized institutions, administrative constraints to authorize surgeries, diagnostic tests, and medical services, in addition to the lack of government recognition of national referral centers for the specialized management of these patients, compromise both the quality-of-life and the survival of patients. The purpose of this study is to highlight the current situation of patients and outline the diagnostic impact of the tools widely available in our environment for the detection of these pathologies.

Keywords : Cardiovascular Diag-nostic Techniques; Congenital Heart Disease; Massive Screen-ing; Pediatric Health Services.

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