Kurt Schumacher

Mechanical Ventilation and Outcomes of Children Who Undergo Ventricular Assist Device Placement: 2014–2020 Linked Analysis From the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Registries

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Placement of a ventricular assist device (VAD) improves outcomes in children with advanced heart failure, but adverse events remain important consequences. Preoperative mechanical ventilation (MV) increases mortality, but it is unknown what impact prolonged postoperative MV has.

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Contemporary provider management practices and attitudes towards referral for advanced heart failure therapies in Fontan patients across North America

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“Contemporary provider management practices and attitudes towards referral for advanced heart failure therapies in Fontan patients across North America” aimed to understand practice variations among Fontan caregivers, referral for advanced

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