The role of palliative care in critical congenital heart disease.

Related Articles The role of palliative care in critical congenital heart disease. Semin Perinatol. 2017 Mar;41(2):128-132 Authors: Mazwi ML, Henner N, Kirsch R Abstract Patients with critical congenital heart disease are exposed to significant lifetime morbidity and mortality. Prenatal diagnosis can provide opportunities for anticipatory co-management of patients between palliative subspecialists and the cardiac care team. The benefits of palliative care include support for longitudinal decision-making and avoidance of interventions not consistent with family goals. Effectively counseling families requires an up-to-date understanding of outcomes and knowledge of provider biases. Patient-proxy reported quality of life (QOL) is highly variable in this…
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