Key result
Universal electrocardiographic screening should not be implemented for children and adolescents between ages 1 and 19 in the United States to prevent sudden cardiac death.
Why the study?
Does universal screening with an ECG prevent sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents between ages 1 and 19?
Does universal screening with an ECG prevent sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents between ages 1 and 19?
This editorial argues against the implementation of universal ECG screening for children and adolescents in the US due to cost and policy concerns.
A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon you're talk- ing real money" is a quote attributed to the late Senator Everett Dirksen. Whether or not he actually spoke those words, it is believed that, if he did not, he would have heartily approved having been quoted as such. At this time in American history, this quote as it relates to medical spending is appropriate to the debate. No doubt, this is a complex issue at face value. We have philosophical, ethical, and moral issues surrounding this debate and the 2 types of EBM-evidencebased medicine and emotional-based medicine-as well. Biases and heuristics flavor the decision making and cloud the public policy issues that are central to how we decide what to do and for whom. The role of this column is to present the reader with the information that would allow a prudent practitioner to make an informed decision about whether to advocate for universal screening of children and adolescents with an ECG to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD).
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Richard A. Friedman (2014) conducted an editorial in Sudden cardiac death (SCD). Universal electrocardiographic screening was evaluated on Sudden cardiac death (SCD). Universal electrocardiographic screening should not be implemented for children and adolescents between ages 1 and 19 in the United States to prevent sudden cardiac death.