Long-term psychosocial consequences of surgical congenital malformations

Surgical congenital malformations often represent years of treatment, large number of hospital stays, treatment procedures and long-term functional sequels affecting patients ′ psychosocial functioning. Both functional defects and psychosocial difficulties that occur commonly in childhood may pass through adolescence on to adulthood. This overview presents reports published over the past three decades to elucidate the long-term psychosocial consequences of surgical con genital malformations.Literature searches conducted on PubMed database revealed that less than 1% of all the records of surgical congenital malformations described long-term psychosocial consequences, but with diverse findings.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - September 8, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Trond H. Diseth, Ragnhild Emblem Source Type: research