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BARAONA, Fernando et al. Health resources used by adults with congenital heart disease in Chile. Rev Chil Cardiol [online]. 2015, vol.34, n.3, pp.196-201. ISSN 0718-8560.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-85602015000300005.

A greater use of health resources by adults with congenital heart disease has been reported in international studies. Aim: to describe the use of health resources by adults with CHD in Chile including frequency of medical controls, emergency consultations, hospitalization and medical procedures. Dental consultations and prophylaxis for infective endocarditis were also evaluated Methods: a cross sectional analytic study was per-formed on patients with CHD followed in the Instituto Nacional del Tórax, Santiago, Chile, during 2014 and 2015. Patients were asked to answer a questionnaire and data was analyzed according to gender, and type of CHD (Bethesda classification). Statistics were computed using SPSS. Results: Valid answers were obtained from 363 sub-jects, 180 males (49.6%). Mean age was 20.2 ± 13.3 years. 78 patients (21.5%) had simple, 161 (44.4%) moderate and 124 (34.2%) severe CHD. 296 (84.6%) patients had a medical control within the last year. 151 (41.6%) had attended a medical emergency service > 1 occasion, 76 (20.9% had >= 1 hospitalizations and 54 (14.9%) had been subjected to a medical procedure related to their CHD. Women had more medical controls than males (48,1% vs 35%, p<0,05). 122 (33.6%) had no dental control in the last year and 45% of those attending had no prophylaxis for IE Conclusión: Adults with CHD use health resources including medical visits, hospitalizations and procedures, apparently not all of them related to their CHD. Strategies to optimize use of health resources should be designed. Emphasis on dental controls and prophylaxis for infective endocarditis is needed.

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