Population and Resource Utilization Among Patients With Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Snapshot View of a Moderate-Size Canadian Regional Centre.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care resource utilization for patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) has not been well characterized outside of large Canadian specialized regional centres. We sought to describe the ACHD population and resource utilization patterns seen in a medium regional Canadian centre providing specialized ACHD care.

Methods

A cross-sectional retrospective study was done from a sample of patients seen in 2018 at the ACHD clinic in Manitoba, Canada. Demographic data were collected along with cardiac anatomy and repair type. Health care resource utilization, clinic visits, hospital admissions, unexpected hospital presentations, and cardiac interventions were measured over a 5-year period.

Results

A random sample of 262 patients was selected from our

SUBMITTER: Castro LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8531224 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature