Child name: Dash Tan
D.O.B: 15-10-2005
Place of birth: Raffles Hospital
Mummy's name: kkf
Admission date: 23-09-2006
Discharge date: 30-09-2006
Diagnosed with moderate hole in heart (VSD). Went through surgery by Dr Shankar to patch up the hole when he was about one year old, after which he spend about a week in Children's ICU/Step down unit. Now he is an active 3 years old boy progressing well after operation, and just needed yearly review at KKH.
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Angels Of HEART♥ 11/28/2008 11:25:00 PM
CHILD NAME: Charlene Goh
DOB : 01.11.2007
PLACE OF BIRTH: Thomson Medical Centre
MUMMY NAME: Kim
ADMISSION DATE: 14.01.2008
DISCHARGE DATE: 28.01.2008
Charlene was diagnosed with 2 holes in the heart when she was 3 days old, a VSD & an ASD- one big hole & another near the closure of valve causing heart bridge to have no support. Have been seeing private cardiologist & taking medicines since 1week old. 1st admission into KK from 7th Dec. 07 till 10th Dec. 07 due to breathlessness. After 3rd follow up appt. @ KK, surgery date was confirmed on 18th Jan. 08 but was admitted on 14th Jan. instead due to serious breathlessness & surgery comfirmed on 16th Dec. 07.
Progressing well after surgery & was discharged on 28th Jan. 08.
Just went for her most recent check-up when she was 1yr & 6days old, Dr. Tan Teng Hong listened to her heart & say everything is good, follow up check up will be scheduled on yearly basis.
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Angels Of HEART♥ 11/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
NAME: Germaine Go J-Minn
Date of Birth:12 June 2007
Place of Birth: Thomson Medical Centre
Mummy Name: Lim Lee Ching
Diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse with severe regurgitation at NUH on 29 Jul 2007 when she was 16 weeks old. Subsequently, have been seeing cardiologists at KKH.
Had her first op on 28 March 2008 when she was slightly 9 months old. Mitral valve was repaired by Dr Shankar and was transferred to CICU in just about 4 hours after she was sent into OT. She was extubated on day 4 of op but was intubated 1.5 hours later after she showed signs of breathlessness. Germaine was finally extubated on day 8 and was transferred to CSDU where she remained stable. She was discharged on 13April.
1 week after her discharge , she was supposed to come back for followup with Dr Shankar. 21 April 2008, she was admitted to CSDU for haemolysis. Mummy noticed that her urine colour was dark, almost like the colour of coffee. Dr Wong admitted her and had her blood tested. Her HB level was as low as 7.0 and was given transfusion. She was discharged on 29 April 2008.
Subsequently, her HB level kept dropping and she had to have 4 transfusions within a period of 3 months. That was when cardiologists decide that she had to go for her
2nd op.
Her 2nd op was scheduled on 25 June 2008. Once again, it was Dr Shankar who performed the surgery. This time she was only pushed out of the OT about 7 hours later. She responded well and was extubated on 27 June 2008. Both chest tubes were removed on 29 June 2008. Transferred to CSDU on 30 June 2008 but she developed an episode of fever probably due to viral infection. Finally, she was discharged on 8 July 2008.
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Angels Of HEART♥ 11/01/2008 12:44:00 PM
CHILD NAME: CHEW HONG JIN
Date of birth: 08.12.2007
Place of birth: Mount Elizabeth Hospital
MUMMY NAME: ELISA
Her story: Discover heart problem 3 weeks after birth, Dr. Wong said must do surgery asap. Full month admitted KK hospital, the next day do 1st surgery, not going well need more ops to correct, 2nd and 3rd ops follow.
After 3 ops, she still not getting any better, still very sick, all doctors in CICU might want to give up, but thanks God, she just recover by herself. After spending about 7 months at CICU and NICU, she finally can go home.
During the recent check up, Dr Shankar pass by, he called her miracle baby.
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Angels Of HEART♥ 10/14/2008 02:36:00 PM
CHILD NAME: Aegir Woo
DOB : 24.10.2007
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mt Alvernia Hospital, Singapore
MUMMY NAME: STEPHANIE
ADMISSION DATE: 03.01.2008
DISCHARGE DATE: 14.03.2008
DURATION STAY AT KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: 71 DAYS
Aegir was diagnosed with a hole in the heart when he was 3 days old. On top of this, he also has complete bilateral syndactaly of 4th and 5th fingers on follow up with Orthpoedics. A Cranial ultrasound was performed that showed promient ventricles not amounting to hydrocephalus as well as a 5mm left chroids plexus cyst on 22/01/2008.
Aegir was a 3 mths old baby when admitted at hospital. He was admited on 03/01/2008 electively for closure of inlet VSD with Dacron patch, PDA ligation and Excision band. Post -operatively, he was transferred to CICU. He also underwent creation of BCPC on 11/01/2008 and eventually BCPC takedown on 19/01/2008.
When discharged, he went home with cpap with the oxygen support of 0.5%. He was on medication for the treatment of these conditions.
Till now, he is still on O2 support for treatment of chronic lung disease.
He has been seen by both occupational therapist, physio therapist, speech therapist as well as Cardic and primary baby doctor for his postnatal growth retardation, delayed milestones, heart issues as well as treatment for his chronic lung disease.
He will be going for another operation for his fingers this coming October.
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Angels Of HEART♥ 10/14/2008 02:32:00 PM
NAME: AMELIA YEO
DOB : 01.02.2002
PLACE OF BIRTH: GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL, SINGAPORE
MUMMY NAME: JEANNIE
ADMISSION DATE: 14.01.2008
DISCHARGE DATE: 05.05.2008
DURATION STAY AT KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: 112 DAYS
AMELIA IS A 6 YR OLD WITH CTGA, SEVERE VALVULAR AND SUBVALVULAR PS AND AV SPETAL DEFECT POST OP BCPC AND LIGATION OF LSVC.
SHE ADMITTED TO KK HOSPITAL WITH C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FEVER, GENERALISED SWELLING. THERE NO URI OR MURINARY SYMPTOMS. HER BASELINE SATURATION WAS 70-80%. SHE WAS INTUBATED ON THE DAY OF ADMISSION. SHE WAS PLANNED FOR AV VALVE REPAIR BUT SURGERY WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THROMBOCYTOPENA AND ABNORMAL COAGULATION PROFILE.
ON 23.01.08 SHE COUGHED OUT HER ET TUBE BECAME BRADYCARDIA AND ASYSTOLE. ECM WAS STARTED INTUBATED. SHE RESPONDED TO RESUSCITATIVE MEASURE AND WAS RETURNED OF HEART RATE 40 MIN POST ARREST.
ON 30.01.08 AV VALVE REPAIR AND ANNULOPLASTY WAS DONE BY MR SHANKAR. IMMEDIATE POST OP HER HAEMODYNAMICS WERE MAINTAINED WITH ADRENALINE, DOBUTAMNE AND MILRINONE. SHE WAS ON BIPAP ASB HIGHEST SETTING 22/5 RATE 22, FIO2 100%.
ON 04.03.08 UNDERWENT RT DECOTICATION BY MR.SHANKAR. SHE WAS MAINTAINED ONOTROPES FOR 5 DAYS.
ON 07.03.08 IN VIEW OF PROLONED INTUBATION TRACHOSTOMY WAS ONE WITH 5.5 UNCUFFED TUBE. TRAHEOSTOMY WAS CHANGED TO SIZE 6 TUBE. HER SEDATIN AND PARALYSING AGENTS WERE WEANED OFF GRADUALLY. VENTILATORY SETTINGS WERE WEANED GRADUALLY AND SHE WAS CONVERTED FROM BIPAP TO CPAP +7 ON 18.03.08
SHE HAS BEEN UNDERGOING NEUROHABILITATION IN THE WARD AND SEEN BY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, PHYSIOTHERAPIST FOR LIMB SPLINT AND LIMB PHYSIO.
SHE HAD LOTS OF SECRETIONS THROUGH TRACHEOTOMY TUBE WHICH WAS SUCKED OUT. AND MUMMY WAS TRAINED BY HOME CARE NURSE'S TO TAKE CARE OF HER AND SUCTION TOO.
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Angels Of HEART♥ 9/02/2008 03:40:00 PM
