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Philadelphia hospital debuts newly separated conjoined twins | Reduction

Philadelphia hospital debuts newly separated conjoined twins

Dr. Doyen separating Hindoo twins (LOC)
Dr. Doyen separating Hindoo twins (LOC) by The Library of Congress
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The girls, who were born joined at the lower chest and abdomen, were separated Nov. 7 in a surgery that took seven hours and involved 40 hospital staff members. They formerly shared their chest wall, diaphragm, pericardium and liver. Up until a few days ago, the 10-month-old twins had spent their entire lives at the hospital – Allison has been discharged, but Amelia will have to stay until after the New Year, according to CHOP. The twins were born March 1 via cesarean section and spent the first seven weeks in CHOP’s newborn /infant intensive care unit. The girls’ mother, Shellie Tucker, and her husband, Greg, said they were grateful for the support and encouragement the hospital gave them.

People:

Shellie Tucker

Overall Sentiment: 0.261615

Relevance: 0.793116

SentimentQuote
0.144147“Greg and I are thrilled that our daughters have been given this remarkable gift by the amazing team from (CHOP),” said Shellie Tucker, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.144147
  • Mean: 0.144147
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Allison

Overall Sentiment: 0.286906

Relevance: 0.667492

Greg

Overall Sentiment: 0.275228

Relevance: 0.471411

Shellie

Overall Sentiment: -0.0939346

Relevance: 0.386551

Dr. Holly L. Hedrick

Overall Sentiment: 0.369367

Relevance: 0.377341

SentimentQuote
0.241405“Both Allison and Amelia are doing well, and we expect them both to enjoy full, healthy and independent lives,” said Dr. Holly L. Hedrick, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.241405
  • Mean: 0.241405
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Owen

Overall Sentiment: -0.250921

Relevance: 0.299381

Adams

Overall Sentiment: 0.0521041

Relevance: 0.24416

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Additional Info:

Organization: Center for Fetal Diagnosis

Overall Sentiment: 0.0896451

Relevance: 0.347685

Holiday: New Year

Overall Sentiment: 0.0174747

Relevance: 0.300127

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