In:
Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Vol. 74, No. 1 ( 1984-07-01), p. 164-164
Abstract:
To the Editor.— The article on myelomeningocele by Gross et al1 seems to us a step backward. The authors claim to have followed the selection criteria of Shurtleff et al2 and "to a lesser extent those considered significant by Lorber.3 It should be noted that Shurtleff et al considered only 11.3% (36/319) unsuitable for active treatment, whereas Gross et al recommend nonintervention for nearly half (48%) of their infants. The criteria of Lorber were based on treatment and rehabilitation facilities available at that time in Britain. Those were the days of less effective shunt procedures, the time before computed tomographic (CT) scans, ultrasonography and shuntograms, before intermittent catheterization and artificial sphincters, to name only a few of the advances of the past decade.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0031-4005
,
1098-4275
DOI:
10.1542/peds.74.1.164
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date:
1984
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1477004-0
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