By SEPKOLIN WALNE
The conjoined twins report will be provided but referal letters won’t be given, Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) Chief Executive Officer Dr Paki Molumi.
“PMGH will support anyone with clinical information if there is another hospital that is willing to take the challenge anywhere around the world, we are here to support,” he said.
“From the medical and clinical team, we should not take the risk to refer and therefore PMGH will not provide any referral letters to refer the conjoined twins elsewhere and we will continue to take care of the twins in the hospital.
“Following extensive consultations, medical examinations, and assessment by a multidisciplinary clinical team, both infants were found to have complex congenital anomalies.
“According to the clinical findings, one of the twins has a single kidney, hypoplastic lungs, and a severe congenital heart defect; they both share a liver, urinary bladder, and portions of the gastrointestinal tract, and spinal dysraphism was noted on the CT scans of the twins.
“These anomalies are significant and even within a highly specialised surgical and intensive care setting; the outcome remains extremely guarded, with a high likelihood of fatality for one or both infants.”
Dr Molumi added that the long-term medical care, intervention and rehabilitation required would be extensive for the family to sustain.
“Taking all these factors into account, we collectively term it in the best interest of the twins and their family to continue care here at the Port Moresby General Hospital.
“We remain committed to providing the specialised clinical and supportive care to both infants as well as psychological and social support to the parents during this difficult time,” Dr Molumi said.