In several instances, these anomalies contributed to either the early death of the patient, or to a decision not to palliate the cardiac anomalies.
One child has achieved biventricular repair and the remaining 10 children are palliated by systemic-to-pulmonary shunts.
We conclude that this technique may further palliate adult patients with complex congenital heart disease, however the long term patency of stents is unknown.
A complete physical and psychosocial assessment was performed on 26 children with univentricular hearts palliated with systemic-pulmonary shunts.
In an additional four newborns, they contributed to a decision not to palliate the complex cardiac anomalies.
The office of government is to palliate the natural and unavoidable evils of human life, and to refrain from adding to them.
The inferential task is more challenging when no precipitating event is evident and the usual battery of palliating efforts (feeding, rocking, pacifiers, etc.) proves ineffective.
But we need to ask if there is anything to be said that will palliate (if not remove entirely) these difficulties.
