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    • To explore the dilemma faced by clinicians and parents when an infant requires long-term mechanical ventilation.
    • To highlight the discrepancy between medical recommendations and parental desires for infant recovery.

    Main Methods:

    • This case highlights a common scenario in neonatal intensive care units.
    • Discussion involves ethical considerations and decision-making processes.

    Main Results:

    • Clinicians perceived only two viable, yet undesirable, options: ventilator cessation or tracheostomy for discharge.
    • Parental hope for spontaneous recovery contrasted with medical prognosis.

    Conclusions:

    • The case underscores the profound challenges in managing infants with severe respiratory failure.
    • Navigating end-of-life care and treatment limitations requires careful communication and shared decision-making.