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[Intractable neonatal heart diseases: a controversy].

J Kachaner1

  • 1Service de cardiologie pédiatrique, hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris, France. jean.kachaner@nck.ap-hop-paris.fr

Archives De Pediatrie : Organe Officiel De La Societe Francaise De Pediatrie
|May 10, 2002
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Intractable congenital heart disease presents difficult choices for parents, including heart transplantation, palliative care, or pregnancy termination. Ethical considerations and objective information are crucial for parental decision-making.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Medical Ethics
  • Fetal Medicine

Context:

  • Intractable congenital heart disease necessitates complex interventions like Fontan-type circulation or heart transplantation.
  • Prenatal diagnosis often leads to termination due to the severe nature and poor long-term outcomes of these conditions.
  • Postnatal management presents a critical ethical dilemma between aggressive treatment and abstention.

Purpose:

  • To explore the ethical challenges and decision-making processes for parents of infants with intractable congenital heart disease.
  • To highlight the importance of objective information delivery in navigating complex treatment options.
  • To examine the influence of socio-cultural factors on parental understanding and acceptance of medical information.

Summary:

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  • Intractable congenital heart disease involves conditions requiring heart transplantation or palliative Fontan-type circulation, both with significant risks.
  • The decision-making process postnatally is ethically complex, involving treatment versus abstention.
  • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome serves as a key example of these challenges, underscoring the difficulty in delivering objective information.

    • Impact:

    • Informs ethical guidelines for counseling families with fetuses diagnosed with severe congenital heart defects.
    • Emphasizes the need for improved communication strategies in pediatric cardiology.
    • Contributes to a better understanding of parental decision-making in the context of life-limiting fetal conditions.