Why are some South African children with Down syndrom not being offered cardiac surgery?

Autor: Lawrenson, J B, Kalis, N N, Pribut, H, Hewitson, J, Stirling, J, Shipton, S, De Decker, R
Přispěvatelé: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
Zdroj: South African Medical Journal
Popis: About 1 in 1 000 children has Down syndrome. Extra chromosomal material results in a myriad of potential problems for the affected individual. About 40% of Down syndrome children will have cardiac abnormalities, ranging from the simple arterial duct to the complex atrioventricular septal defect. Virtually all these defects are amenable to surgical correction and extended survival is possible. In South Africa many of these children do not undergo cardiac surgery.
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