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Parental Refusal Of Surgery In An Infant With Tricuspid Atresia., Alexander A. Kon, Angira Patel, Steven Leuthner, John Lantos
Parental Refusal Of Surgery In An Infant With Tricuspid Atresia., Alexander A. Kon, Angira Patel, Steven Leuthner, John Lantos
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We present a case of a fetal diagnosis of tricuspid atresia (TA). The pregnant woman and her husband requested that the baby be treated with only palliative care. The cardiologist did not think it would be appropriate to withhold life-prolonging surgery once the infant was born. The neonatologist argued that outcomes for TA are similar to those for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and the standard practice at the institution was to allow parents to choose surgery or end-of-life care for those infants. The team requested an ethics consultation to assist in determining whether forgoing life-prolonging interventions in this case would …
Harnessing Teams And Technology To Improve Outcomes In Infants With Single Ventricle., Girish S. Shirali, Lori A. Erickson, Johnathan Apperson, Kathy Goggin, David D. Williams, Kimberly J. Reid, Andrea Bradley-Ewing, Dawn Tucker, Michael Bingler, John Spertus, Leslie Rabbitt, Richard Stroup
Harnessing Teams And Technology To Improve Outcomes In Infants With Single Ventricle., Girish S. Shirali, Lori A. Erickson, Johnathan Apperson, Kathy Goggin, David D. Williams, Kimberly J. Reid, Andrea Bradley-Ewing, Dawn Tucker, Michael Bingler, John Spertus, Leslie Rabbitt, Richard Stroup
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Infants with single ventricle require staged cardiac surgery, with stage I typically performed shortly after birth, stage II at 4 to 6 months of age, and stage III at 3 to 5 years of age. There is a high risk of interstage mortality and morbidity after infants are discharged from the hospital between stages I and II. Traditional home monitoring requires caregivers to record measurements of weight and oxygen saturation into a binder and requires families to assume a surveillance role. We have developed a tablet PC-based solution that provides secure and nearly instantaneous transfer of patient information to a …