Nejoued was intubated for 3-days but for a reason other than pneumonia (she had a bad reaction to anesthesia after her brain MRI). -- moe (dad), Rana (mom), Hamzeh (big brother) and Sweet Nejoud (T-18, Born 4/4/2006) Quoting Barbara Farlow <b_farlow@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > I was speaking to an pediatric intensivist at one of the best Children's > hospitals in the country. > > He said that he would not intubate a trisomy 13/18 child with pneumonia > because he would consider it to be medically futile. > > I think this is a very significant statement and one of great concern. If > this is what most intensivists believe, parents should know it. > > > > Does anyone have a tri13/18 child who was intubated for pneumonia and > recovered and if so, at which hospital did it occur? > > > > Thanks, > > Barbara mom to Annie 05/25/05-08/12/05 > _________________________________________________________________ > Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. > http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d > Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows > www.trisomyonline.org > Families Helping Families On-line > > Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line