Diagnostic Accuracy Prior to Congenital Heart Defect Surgery: A Multicenter Collaboration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Echocardiography is the mainstay for diagnosing congenital heart disease (CHD). Diagnostic errors can lead to suboptimal surgical outcomes.

Objectives

This multicenter pediatric echocardiography collaborative learning initiative explores reasons for diagnostic errors, investigates associations between patient- and center-specific factors and errors, and relays the benefits of a multicenter approach to decrease these errors as a first step to improve CHD surgical outcomes.

Methods

Participating centers submitted diagnostic evaluations on patients prior to 2-ventricle repair into a central database. We held virtual meetings to revise variables and discuss cases to learn from each other.

Results

Fourteen pediatric echocardiography laboratories entered d

SUBMITTER: Natarajan SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905157 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature