Can the published data tell me about the risks for my child?
No. Your child’s clinical team will always know more about your child than the statistical formula can.
No, the published data cannot tell you about the risk for your child specifically – this will depend on other factors that are not necessarily captured in the national data. Your child’s specialist cardiologist and/or cardiac surgeon will be able to discuss this with you. These guides on speaking to your child’s surgeon or seeking a second opinion, written by the Children’s Heart Federation, might also be helpful.
