Development of quality metrics for ambulatory care in pediatric patients with tetralogy of Fallot

ConclusionsThe ACPC Council was able to develop QM for ambulatory care of children with repaired TOF. These patients should have documented genetic testing for 22q11.2 deletion. However, lack of evidence in the literature made it a challenge to formulate other evidence‐based QMs.

Source: Congenital Heart Disease - September 7, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Juan Villafane, Thomas C. Edwards, Karim A. Diab, Gary M. Satou, Elizabeth Saarel, Wyman W. Lai, Gerald A. Serwer, Peter P. Karpawich, Russell Cross, Russell Schiff, Devyani Chowdhury, Thomas J. Hougen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research