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Infants with Trisomy 18 and Complex Congenital Heart Defects Should Not Undergo Open Heart Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Abstract

Aggressive medical and surgical interventions have not been clearly demonstrated to improve survival in neonates with trisomy 18; there are no data that demonstrates improved quality of life for these children after these interventions; and these interventions are clearly associated with significant morbidity, resource allocation, and cost.

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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2016

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