Access to paediatric cardiac surgery in Colombia: a population-based study.
Marlena E SabatinoRodolfo J DennisPablo Sandoval-TrujilloSergio Alfonso Valencia VasquezKaren Julieth Moreno MedinaDarío LondoñoAlberto E Garcia-TorresDavid TullochGabriel E Herrera-AlmarioGregory L PeckNéstor F SandovalPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Colombia's paediatric population had variable access to cardiac surgery in 2016, largely dependent upon geography. While the country may have the capacity to provide timely, high-quality care to those who need it, our study enables future comparative analyses to measure the impact of health system interventions facilitating healthcare equity for the underserved populations across Colombia and the Latin American region.