Posts Tagged ‘cardiac surgery’
Video – 2022 SOFT Medical Advisory Board Round Table
First ever SOFT Medical Advisory Board Round Table Recorded March 18, 2022 Featuring: Dr. John C. Carey Dr. Glenn Green Dr. James Hammel Dr. Shaji Menon Dr. Scott Showalter This video is the replay of the first SOFT Medical Advisory Board Round Table hosted by Dr. John C. Carey. This Q & A style roundtable…
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Congenital Heart Surgery in Trisomy 13 and 18
From the SOFT 2021 Virtual Conference Professional Panel Congenital Heart Surgery in Trisomy 13 and 18 – An Update and Future Directionswith Dr. Katherine Kosiv, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
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Interdisciplinary Care of Children with Trisomy 13 and 18
From the SOFT 2021 Virtual Conference Professionals Panel. Interdisciplinary Care of Children with Trisomy 13 and 18with Dr. Nicole Birge, MD, Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Omaha and Dr. Lois Starr, MD, PhD.
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Newborns with trisomy 13 or 18 can benefit from heart surgery
Republished with permission. Infants with the genetic disorders trisomy 13 or 18 are more likely to survive if they undergo heart surgery, a study from researchers at Stanford and the University of Arkansas has found. Heart surgery significantly decreases in-hospital mortality among infants with either of two genetic disorders that cause severe physical and intellectual…
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Video – Heartland Cares: Quality of Life and Family Impact in Caring for Children with Trisomy 13 and 18
Dr. Nicole Birge & Dr. Meaghann WeaverHeartland Cares: Quality of Life and Family Impact in Caring for Children with Trisomy 13 and 18. From the SOFT 2020 Virtual Conference. About Dr. Nicole Birge:Nicole Birge M.D. is the Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Omaha.Children’s NICU is unique…
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Video – Advances in the Care of Newborns & Infants with Trisomy 18 and 13
From the 2020 SOFT Virtual ConferenceSession 2 of the Professionals Panel Dr. Glenn Green & Dr. Shaji Menon discuss Advances in the Care of Newborns & Infants with Trisomy 18 and 13 Recorded on July 15, 2020. About Dr. Shaji Menon Dr. Shaji Menon is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Associate Professor of…
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Cardiac Surgeries and Procedures Reported to SOFT, Arrayed by Diagnosis
As new surgeries are reported, SOFT updates this table with cardiac related surgeries and procedures. This data shows the number of surgeries performed by type of cardiac procedure and by the diagnosis of the child. Grab the slider bar at the end of the report to move right or left in the report. Surgery or…
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Video – Cardiac Surgery in Infants with Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13
A new day is dawning for our kids with heart issues. For years many of our families have had life saving surgeries denied simply because of their child’s diagnosis. Dr. James Hammel at Children’s Hospital in Omaha is looking beyond the label, giving our families hope and our children a chance at survival with life…
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Ethical Rounds: An Infant with T18 & VSD
PROFESSIONAL VIEWPOINT: JOURNAL CLUB Reprinted from the SOFT Times, May/Jun/Jul 2011. Janvier A, Okah F, Farlow B, Lantos JD. 2011. Ethical Rounds: An infant with trisomy 18 and a ventricular septal defect. Pediatrics 127:754-759. When I received my personal copy of the April issue of Pediatrics, my eyes immediately went to the Special Article on…
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