Referrals to Pediatric Cardiology Outpatients: Continued Evidence of Increasing Workload

Margaret Louise Morrison; Brian A. Mccrossan; Andrew J. Sands; Brian Craig; Frank Casey; Brian Grant

doi:10.1177/0009922816632199

Referrals to Pediatric Cardiology Outpatients: Continued Evidence of Increasing Workload

Margaret Louise Morrison, Brian A. Mccrossan, Andrew J. Sands, Brian Craig, Frank Casey, Brian Grant

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In Northern Ireland, approximately 200 babies per year are born with congenital heart disease. Although the incidence of congenital heart disease and other pediatric cardiac pathology remains largely static, there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that the number of referrals for specialist assessment continues to increase. The general impression is that nonspecialists are increasingly reluctant to provide reassurance or take responsibility for patients presenting with symptoms of possible cardiac etiology, and such increased demand has obvious implications for allocation of limited resources.1-4 We aimed to determine the volume and range of outpatient referrals to tertiary pediatric cardiology services.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1346-1349
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Pediatrics
Volume	55
Issue number	14
Early online date	8 Mar 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922816632199
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1 Dec 2016

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