Looking beyond survival in congenital heart diseases: Are we there yet?
Debasis Das · 2026
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Debasis Das, a solo author, argues that care for children born with heart defects must look past survival, in a 2026 essay. Three decades of better surgery, catheter work, and intensive care have turned many once-fatal defects into survivable ones, even in poorer countries such as India. Yet most records stop at deaths within thirty days of surgery, and national databases with broad reach are still being built.
Long-term, detailed outcome data can come only from careful hospital databases, Das writes, and those are largely missing in most places. Without them, the true quality of care cannot be judged. The essay presses programs to track growth, learning, and life quality over years, not just whether a child leaves the hospital alive.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Debasis Das |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |