EDITORIAL
Mechanical ventilation and pediatric heart transplantation: Don't let it go on too long!
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Not all durations of preheart transplant mechanical ventilation portend inferior post-transplant survival in children
- Jason W. Greenberg,
- Kevin Kulshrestha,
- Alia Dani,
- David S. Winlaw,
- David G. Lehenbauer,
- Clifford Chin,
- Angela Lorts,
- Katja M. Gist,
- Farhan Zafar,
- David L. S. Morales,
- Volume 27Issue 3Pediatric Transplantation
- First Published online: November 7, 2022
Matthew J. O'Connor,
Corresponding Author
Matthew J. O'Connor
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Correspondence
Matthew J. O'Connor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Email: [email protected]
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Matthew J. O'Connor,
Corresponding Author
Matthew J. O'Connor
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Correspondence
Matthew J. O'Connor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Email: [email protected]
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First published: 07 November 2022
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None.
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
None.
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