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The decision to operateAfter seeing Shalynn that evening, Ward wrote "COA repair [coarctation of the aorta]/PAB [pulmonary artery banding] is believed the best option." (Exhibit 10, page PIL 37) On July 31, he wrote in her chart that he had discussed the case with Giddins and Odim. The three agreed that at that time the best surgical strategy would be to avoid the inside of the heart and place a band on the pulmonary artery to control the amount of blood flowing to the lungs. Banding narrows the artery and prevents the lung from being flooded. The band thus reduces the effect of the holes in the heart, which would have to be addressed by a subsequent operation.
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| Section 1 | Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Issues |
| Chapter 2 - Pediatric Cardiac Issues | |
| Chapter 3 - The Diagnosis of Pediatric Heart Defects and their Surgical Treatment | |
| Chapter 4 - The Health Sciences Centre | |
| Section 2 | Chapter 5 - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Winnipeg 1950-1993 |
| Chapter 6 - The Restart of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in 1994 January 1, 1994 to May 17, 1994 |
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| Chapter 7 - The Slowdown; May 17 to September 1994 | |
| Chapter 8 - Events Leading to the Suspension of the Program September 7, 1994 to December 23, 1994 |
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| Chapter 9 - 1995 - The Aftermath of the Shutdown January to March, 1995 |
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| Section 3 | Chapter 10 - Findings and Recommendations |
| Appendix 1 - Glossary of terms used in this report | |
| Appendix 2 - Parties to the Proceedings and counsel | |
| Appendix 3 - List of witnesses and dates of testimony | |
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