Key result
Structured transition strategies optimize care coordination for adolescents with congenital heart disease entering adult practices.
Why the study?
Effective coordination of care from pediatric to adult health care is imperative for the long-term management of increasing numbers of adolescents surviving congenital heart disease.
Effective coordination of care is essential for the long-term management of adolescents surviving congenital heart disease as they transition to adult health care.
May guide transition planning in congenital heart disease; leaves open prospective validation of strategies.
The effort and commitment dedicated to the treatment of children with congenital heart disease over the past 50 years has been astounding. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure these young patients who have survived the varying challenges of their conditions a smooth transition into a new world of adult health care. The key to the long-term management of an increasing number of children surviving congenital heart disease is the effective coordination of care from pediatric to adult health care. Strategies for facilitating the transition of the adolescent with congenital heart disease into adult health care practices are presented in this paper.
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Higgins et al. (2003) conducted a review in Congenital heart disease. Transition strategies to adult health care was evaluated. This paper presents strategies for facilitating the effective coordination of care and transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease into adult health care practices.
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