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Spinal Fusion Surgery for Children: A 6-Step Guide for Decision-Making
Erin Ward, mother of Will, age 17, who had spinal fusion therapy at age 14, and Jay Berry, MD, General pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Boston Children’s Hospital, discuss the Decision-Making for Spinal Fusion Surgery initiative and its 6 Steps to help families and providers make an informed, process-driven and optimal decision for the child.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery for Children: A 6-Step Guide for Decision-Making
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: These kids are typically very medically complex
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Decision-Making re Spinal Fusion Surgery: Who is in charge?
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: There is a window of opportunity
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Sometimes there is an obvious indicator; sometimes there isn’t.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Involving the articulate patient is a must.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Understanding everyone's expectations
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Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: How a palliative care team can help.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Parents wonder about position during surgery.
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Spinal fusion surgery involves many different conversations over time ...
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: One medical provider should be the point person
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: How surgery may affect the child’s overall health
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Considering Spinal Fusion Surgery: Discussing possible side-effects of surgery.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: The role of the surgeon in pre-op assessment
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: The peri-op workup and health assessment
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Spinal Fusion Decision Making Conversation - Surgeon, Mom and General Pediatrician (long version)
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Transparency in Pre-Op communication with parents
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Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: Possible Post-Op complications
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Decision-making in face of uncertainty.
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Introducing the Spinal Fusion Surgery Decision-Making Guide
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Spinal fusion surgery: We spent time weighing both options.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery and decision-making: The role of social media.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery and Decision-Making: Parents need to be kind to themselves.
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Considering Spinal Fusion Surgery: Projecting short and long-term trajectory
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: NO is always an option, and then what does the future look like?
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Spinal Fusion, Post-Op: Post-Op: Encourage parents to be vigilant advocates in the hospital
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: involving the child, telling the child.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Post-Op, when the family needs extra support
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Spinal Surgery: These children have rich lives outside the hospital.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery: Discharge; Recovery is long and involved.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: A mom reflects several years post surgery
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