Soha Emam
Cairo University, Egypt
Title: Incidence: CHD among patients referred to echocardiography unit at Cairo University Children Hospital, concluding referral criteria
Biography
Biography: Soha Emam
Abstract
Cairo University Children Hospital (CUCH) is a tertiary care center and the central referral children hospital in Egypt. It is a very high flow hospital; consist of over than 2000 patients attending our general and special clinics per day. In this observational study, all patients were included which attended the echocardiography unit at CUCH over a period from January till December 2013. Around 6184 children were analyzed and found the incidence of CHD as well as prevalence of different types of CHD. It was noticeable that 34% of newly referred patients had normal echocardiography, comparable to 42% diagnosed with CHD. This reflected the need for establishing referral criteria to avoid improper and over utilization of the services.