The state of pediatric cardiology and infant mortality in the subjects of the Russian Federation in 2022

The article analyzes the number of pediatric cardiologists in the subjects of the Russian Federation, the routing procedures for patients with congenital heart defects and the relationship of these factors with the infant mortality rate. In our country, the specialty of a pediatric cardiologist is updated, and the provision of doctors for the child population is quite high compared to other countries. Nevertheless, the uneven distribution of doctors by subjects may provoke an undesirable increase in infant mortality in them. To improve the situation in problem regions, it is necessary to strengthen the appropriate staffing, improve the regulatory framework for routing patients locally, and also check the effectiveness of medical care.