Some aspects of congenital heart disease and the financial implications to the cardiology unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorABEYSIRIGUNAWARDENA, Jen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-14T07:39:24Z
dc.date.available2011-02-14T07:39:24Z
dc.date.created1999en_US
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.descriptionDissertation: M.Sc.(Community medicine), Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM, 1999.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe pupose of the study was to identify the economic burden to the state due to delay of cardiac catherization as a diagnosis as well as a therapeutic measure for patients with congenital heart defects addmitted to the paediatric ward of the cardiology unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka.The disease pattern of CHD patients admitted in to the cardiology unit was similar to what was observed in previous studies done in the same unit.VSD was the commonest lesion followed by TOF,ASD, PS, TGA, and PDA.Of the common lesions,TOF had a strong male preponderance where as all other lesions showed a female dominance.Majority of the patients were refferd after the age of one year (74.2) whereas only 25.8 were reffered during the first year of life.Considering the large sum estimated for additional stay of patients due to delay in catheterization the constructions and equipment of a new catheter unit after careful cost benifit analysis is recommended.Possibility of obtaining services from the private sector is discussed as an alternative solution. Importance of early detection of CHD patients and referring them for intervention during infancy is emphasized to improve the quality of life of such patients and to reduce the mortality from CHDen_US
dc.identifier.citationABEYSIRIGUNAWARDENA, J, Some aspects of congenital heart disease and the financial implications to the cardiology unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo PGIM, 1999: p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/127850
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM.en_US
dc.rightsPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo, PGIM: Sri Lanka HELLIS Networken_US
dc.source.urihttps://hellis.srilanka.healthrepository.orgen_US
dc.subjectHeart diseasesen_US
dc.subject.meshHeart Defects, Congenitalen_US
dc.subject.meshHeart Defects, Congenital-Prevention \& Controlen_US
dc.subject.meshHeart Defects, Congenital-economicsen_US
dc.subject.meshCardiology Service, Hospitalen_US
dc.titleSome aspects of congenital heart disease and the financial implications to the cardiology unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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