P-17 Retrospective Cross-sectional Study of the Incidence rate of Cardiac Malformations in the Pediatric population at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation using Echocardiography.
Author(s):
A Hutson , D Van- Veen , O Van-Lewin , B Ally- Charles , F Henry , L Boodie , S Bharrat
Year of Presentation:
2023
Objective: This study aimed to assess the incidence rate of cardiac malformations by echocardiography in a pediatric population (from 1 day to 12 years) at the echocardiography laboratory of Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Methods: Cardiac malformations were diagnosed using a combination of clinical signs and symptoms and ultrasound/ echocardiographic imaging data. A retrospective Cross-sectional study of the incidence rate of cardiac malformations was conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. This design comprised two steps. Firstly, a permission letter with details of the study protocols was issued to the head of both the Research Committee and the Health Science and Education department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation to gain permission to access medical records from the echocardiography lab. Then the files were reviewed.
Results: In this study, it was found that the incidence rate of congenital heart malformations is 10.3 per 10,000 live births as diagnosed by echocardiography. Factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, place of residence, and the types of cardiac malformations affected patient outcomes. Males were found to have a higher number of cardiac malformations as compared to females. However,, more female patients were diagnosed with multiple cardiac malformations..
Conclusion: The incidence of congenital heart malformations per region was calculated and it was found that region 4 had the highest incidence rate (5.3 per 10 000 children).