Abstract
In an effort to improve the quality of interinstitutional and nation-wide research
into congenital heart disease (CHD) in Canada, the authors propose the national implementation
of a single nomenclature list for CHD as a first step towards achieving a common disease
classification system in all Canadian institutions that deal with congenital heart
malformations. The authors offer a brief overview of the history and state of nomenclature
for CHD in Canada and recommend the national use of the CHD diagnostic list that was
recently finalized by the International Society for Nomenclature of Paediatric and
Congenital Heart Disease. This list was submitted to the World Health Organization
for incorporation into the 11th iteration of the International Classification of Diseases
and was recently translated into French by members of the International Society for
Nomenclature of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. The bilingual list of the
11th iteration of the International Classification of Diseases CHD terms is published
online in this issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The national standardization of the nomenclature pertaining to CHD using the bilingual
list of terms published herein will optimize national efforts to establish longitudinal
CHD cohorts, capitalizing on Canada’s health care infrastructure and solidifying Canadian
leadership in CHD research.
Résumé
Dans le but d’améliorer la qualité de la recherche interétablissement et à l’échelle
nationale sur les cardiopathies congénitales (CPC) au Canada, les auteurs proposent
dans un premier temps la mise en œuvre à l’échelle nationale d’une nomenclature unique
sur les CPC pour parvenir à un système commun de classification des maladies dans
tous les établissements canadiens qui traitent des patients avec malformations cardiaques
congénitales. Les auteurs donnent un aperçu de l’historique et de l’état de la nomenclature
canadienne des CPC et recommandent l’utilisation à l’échelle nationale de la liste
de diagnostics des CPC récemment achevée par l’International Society for Nomenclature
of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. Cette liste a été soumise à l’Organisation
mondiale de la Santé pour l’intégrer à la 11e version de la Classification internationale des maladies et a récemment été traduite
en français par les membres de l’International Society for Nomenclature of Paediatric
and Congenital Heart Disease. La liste bilingue des termes sur les CPC de la 11e version de la Classification internationale des maladies est publiée en ligne dans
ce numéro du Journal canadien de cardiologie. La standardisation à l’échelle nationale de la nomenclature relative aux CPC au
moyen de la liste bilingue des termes publiés ici optimisera les efforts nationaux
pour établir des études de cohorte longitudinales de patients avec CPC en mettant
à profit les infrastructures des soins de santé du Canada et en consolidant le leadership
canadien en recherche sur les CPC.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 29, 2018
Accepted:
August 19,
2018
Received:
June 28,
2018
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