Health related quality of life in children with congenital heart disease that undergo cardiac surgery during their first year of life | Zendy

Melina J Saavedra | Zendy

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Health related quality of life in children with congenital heart disease that undergo cardiac surgery during their first year of life

Author(s) -

Melina J Saavedra

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

archivos argentinos de pediatria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1668-3501

pISSN - 0325-0075

DOI - 10.5546/aap.2020.eng.166

Subject(s) - medicine , heart disease , quality of life (healthcare) , pediatrics , context (archaeology) , cardiac surgery , cohort , observational study , disease , cohort study , nursing , paleontology , biology

Advances in diagnostic methods, surgical techniques and postoperative intensive care have significantly increased the survival rates for children with congenital heart disease. In this context, long term sequelae acquired greater relevance. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a concept that helps to measure the impact of chronic diseases. The purpose of the current study was to describe HRQOL in children with congenital heart disease that undergo cardiac surgery during their first year of life.

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