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'marginal candidate'
by thehag, Feb 27, 2009 06:34PM
can anyone explain what it means if an adolescent child is said to be a 'marginal candidate' for complex congenital heart surgery
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by grendslori, Mar 02, 2009 12:43PM
I would ask your cardiologist this question. If I had to guess I would say that the child has hit a point where the surgery could be a yes, have the surgery done at this point or maybe we could wait a bit longer. Sort of like being on the borderline.
by grendslori, Mar 02, 2009 12:45PM
Here's another way of looking at it. The surgeon want the child to reach a weight of 75lbs. The child is now 73lbs.......do you do the surgery or wait???
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