868: Universal echocardiogram for prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Current guidelines recommend a fetal echocardiogram only upon abnormal fetal cardiac findings on ultrasound and in pregnancies with identified risk factors. However, prenatal detection for congenital heart disease (CHD) is estimated to be 30-50%. Identifying CHD in utero results in a higher probability of being delivered at a tertiary care center and better neonatal outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether universal screening for all pregnant women with fetal echocardiogram is cost effective when compared with current guidelines.
Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Poster Session IV Source Type: research