John Carey, MD - 2024 Fetal Care Center Navigating Perinatal Care for Trisomy 13 & 18
Tomiki Kosho published a 2006 paper in American Journal of Medical Genetics where he offered 24 families in Japan full intervention for trisomy 18 (though only ductus ligation was available), all 24 chose full intervention, 22/24 survived first week, and 6/24 survived first year.
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In a 2008 Pediatrics paper, McGraw and Perlman polled New York neonatologists with a case where over half indicated they would not resuscitate a baby with trisomy 18 and VSD in the delivery room.
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A 2016 American Journal of Medical Genetics survey of neonatologists showed 60% said active treatment of fetus/newborn with trisomy 18 is futile, 45% said trisomy 18 is incompatible with life, and over 50% said infant should not be resuscitated.
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In the TRIE study polling of neonatologists representing over 40 NICUs, almost 70% felt trisomy 13/18 are compatible with life and providing interventions prolonged survival, but about a third felt children could not live a meaningful life.
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Janvier's paper in Pediatrics polling social networks found over 400 families recognized challenges but saw joy and felt there was good quality of life in children with trisomy 13/18.
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Population studies as of 2014 showed about 50% or higher of children with trisomy 13/18 died in first week of life, and one-year survival ranged from 0-2%, averaging about 5% (1 in 20 surviving first year).
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Meyer's multi-state study showed 1-year survival of 13% for trisomy 18 and 11% for trisomy 13, a marked contrast to earlier population studies.
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The Journal of Pediatrics study by Cortezo, Leandra, and Dan Swar (population retrospective cohort) demonstrated that intervention does increase survival in trisomy 13/18.
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Ben Wilfond's 2019 paper in Hastings proposed a bioethical standard based on the moral value of the caring relationship between parent and child as an organizing principle for decision-making.
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Kosho's American Journal of Medical Genetics paper appendix contains more than 50 paragraphs or sentences about parents and their perspectives on caring for children with trisomy 13/18.
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Carey and colleagues polled 46 families of children with trisomy 18 at a SOFT conference about their stories and published findings in American Journal of Medical Genetics.
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The AATS (American Association of Thoracic Surgeons) recommendations state that decisions should not be based solely on presence of trisomy 13/18, but instead made case-by-case considering severity of heart disease and presence of other anomalies.
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In a previous study only about a third of cardiologists discussed cardiac surgery prenatally for trisomy 13/18, but in Kosov's recent study over 60% did (compared to almost 100% for trisomy 21).
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SOFT has a surgery registry with hundreds of children recorded who have had various surgeries, including 201 families with cardiac surgery for trisomy 18 and almost 40 for trisomy 13, most performed in last 12 years.
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In a study polling families with trisomy 13 from a Facebook database, 3 individuals walked unassisted, usually after age 6.
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The TRIE study is a prospective longitudinal multi-NICU study investigating survival outcomes in trisomy 13/18, obtaining parent perspective through qualitative research, examining NICU experience and first year of life.
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The TRIE study has 20 centers committed to participate (all but 2 from neonatal Research Network), which would represent 20% of all live births with trisomy 13/18 in America, including those choosing comfort care or intervention.
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Current data show 6-19% of children with trisomy 13/18 survive the first year, and intensive intervention including cardiac surgery improves one-year survival. Greater than 5-year survival is greater than 10% of those born.
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Introduction - 2024 Fetal Care Center Navigating Perinatal Care for Trisomy 13 & 18
Trisomy 13 and 18 present unique challenges and require multidisciplinary and individualized approaches to provide the best possible outcomes for patients and families.
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Laura Glaganski, MD & Jagroop (Rupi) Parikh - 2024 Fetal Care Center Navigating Perinatal Care for Trisomy 13 & 18
23% of patients with trisomy 13 and 18% of patients with trisomy 18 underwent surgery in the Ontario longitudinal population study.
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41 children with trisomy 13 underwent 135 surgical procedures; 39% had one lifetime procedure, but 15 children had four or more lifetime procedures.
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35 children with trisomy 18 underwent 92 surgical procedures.
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Median survival after first surgery was more than one year in all organ system categories except eye surgeries and cardiac surgeries in trisomy 18.
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In the Indiana retrospective study (1990–2020), 53% of 117 patients underwent a procedure, with median age of first procedure 65 days.
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Higher birth weight and later gestational age were associated with lower surgical mortality in trisomy 13/18.
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Patients with other chromosome 18 variants (including mosaicism) had lower surgical mortality.
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General surgical anomalies (including esophageal atresia) were associated with higher surgical mortality.
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Neurologic procedures, ENT procedures, abdominal wall defects, genitourinary procedures, and endocrine comorbidities were not associated with increased surgical mortality.
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In the Cincinnati Children's bronchoscopy series (2011–2021), all patients with trisomy 13 had more than three significant airway findings, and most trisomy 18 patients had two or more significant findings.
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65% of trisomy 13/18 patients who underwent bronchoscopy at Cincinnati Children's required tracheostomy, and almost all required mechanical ventilation.
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