Disagreement About Surgical Intervention in Trisomy 18
Michael Kochan1, Eunsung Cho2, Mark Mercurio3
1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; mkochan1@jhmi.edu.
Pediatrics
|December 10, 2020
Abstract:
In this case, we explore physician conflict with performing surgery (tracheostomy) for long-term ventilation in a term infant with trisomy 18 and respiratory failure. Experts in neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric bioethics, and pediatric palliative care have provided comments on this case. An additional commentary was written by the parent of another infant with trisomy 18, who is also a medical provider (physical therapist).
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