Pattern and Clinical Profile of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in Infancy and Childhood

Abstract

Background: A congenital cardiac defect contributes to public health threats across the globe among neonates and under-fives with additional burden on the family as well as society. Objectives: To assess clinical profile, complications, and outcome of patients suffering from congenital heart diseases at a rural tertiary health care center. Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional, forward-moving scientific research project was carried out at the child clinic of Krishna Hospital and Medical Research Centre Karad over a period of 20 months. A total of 57 children were enrolled in the research project by employing
inclusion criteria and interviewed, examined as per the pre-tested structured questionnaire. Ethical practices were strictly followed to maintain the dignity and management protocol of each study participant. The descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were performed to determine the correlation between study variables