Abstract

RESTREPO CANO, GUSTAVO ADOLFO. PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL ANOMALIES; AN ABSENT POLITICAL IN COLOMBIA. rev.fac.med [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.1, pp.102-110. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.2764.

Objective: Perform a review article about the impact of prenatal screening programs for congenital malformations. Determine the existence of a government policy for prenatal detection in our country and compare the local detection rates with reported internationally. Materials and methods: This paper is a review article. A search was conducted in PubMed, Hinari, Cochrane and portals of health. Choosing articles who met the inclusion criteria and describes the use of antenatal ultrasography for the detection of congenital malformations; as well as those related to the detection rates in Colombia and the world. Conclusions: Implementing schemes sonographic diagnosis of congenital disorders antenatal improves detection rates, in our public health system, these do not exceed 35 percent, these are lower than those reported internationally. In Colombia there is a guide proposed by the ministry of social protection, but this is not implemented or executed by most different health institutions.

Keywords : Congenital abnormalities; Ultrasonography; Prenatal Diagnosis.

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