Posts Tagged ‘Heart Surgery’
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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Tabitha E – Trisomy 18
“Whenever one of us needs a pick-me-up, we can always count on Tabitha to respond to snuggles with affectionate smiles. Although Tabitha may not contribute to society in the same way as her siblings, the lives she touches are forever changed for the better.” Since Tabitha is our 6th child, we opted not to do…
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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 – 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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Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Trisomy 18
PROFESSIONAL VIEWPOINT: Journal Club KANEKO Y, KOBAYASHI J, IKUYA I, ET AL. 2009. CARDIAC SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH TRISOMY 18. PEDIATR CARDIOL 30:729-734. This work, accomplished by a group at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan led by the first author (a cardiovascular surgeon), summarizes the outcomes of cardiac surgery in 17 infants with…
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