[Medical and surgical health care for congenital heart disease: a panoramic vision of the reality in Mexico. Inquiry 2009]. / Atención médico-quirúrgica de las cardiopatías congénitas: una visión panorámica de la realidad en México. Encuesta 2009.
Rev Invest Clin
; 63(4): 344-52, 2011.
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INTRODUCTION: The only way to characterize the Mexican problem related to congenital heart disease care is promoting the creation of a national database for registering the organization, resources, and related activities. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Health Secretary of Mexico adopted a Spanish registration model to design a survey for obtaining a national Mexican reference in congenital heart disease. This survey was distributed to all directors of medical and/or surgical health care centers for congenital heart disease in Mexico. This communication presents the results obtained in relation to organization, resources and activities performed during the last year 2009. RESULTS: From the 22 health care centers which answered the survey 10 were reference centers (45%) and 12 were assistant centers (55%). All of them are provided with cardiologic auxiliary diagnostic methods. Except one, all centers have at least one bidimentional echocardiography apparatus. There is a general deficit between material and human resources detected in our study. Therapeutic actions for congenital heart disease (70% surgical and 30% therapeutical interventionism) show a clear centralization tendency for this kind of health care in Mexico City, Monterrey and finally Guadalajara. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the participation of almost all cardiac health centers in Mexico, our study provides an important information related to organization, resources, and medical and/or surgical activities for congenital heart disease. The data presented not only show Mexican reality, but allows us to identify better the national problematic for establishing priorities and propose solution alternatives.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiopatias Congênitas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Invest Clin
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México