Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease (Management of) 2010

Precise data on the size and composition of the GUCH population are still lacking and can be assumed to change constantly. The remarkable improvement in survival of patients with CHD has led to a continuously growing number of GUCH patients, in particular those with more complex disease. The present document refers to the previous ESC guidelines where recommendations for the transition from paediatric to adult care, the infrastucture and network of specialist GUCH centres with models of delivery, the actual delivery of patient care, and the requirements for training are covered in more detail. The previous guidelines stratified patient care into three levels: (i) patients who require care exclusively in the specialist centre; (ii) patients in whom shared care can be established with the appropriate general adult cardiac services; and (iii) patients who can be managed in ‘nonspecialist’ clinics (with access to specialized care if required). The current document in general did not attempt to assign a certain level of care just by diagnosis.

Guidelines er godkendt af DCS 13/1 2011. Hvor der er kommentarer, afvigende dansk tradition samt forslag til forbedringer, er bemærkningerne knyttet til et nummer og en sidehenvisning. Dette nummer genfindes på relevant plads i den engelsksprogede udgave af guidelines.

Hent godkendte guidelines inkl. danske kommentarer (2.26 MB)

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