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National Variation in the Use of Tracheostomy in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease.

Pediatr Crit Care Med

October 2017

1Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 2Children's National Health System, Washington, DC. 3Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

Objectives: The postsurgical care of children with congenital heart disease may be complicated by the need for cardiorespiratory support, including tracheostomy. The variation of the use of tracheostomy across multiple pediatric cardiac surgical centers has not been defined. We describe multicenter variation in the use of tracheostomy in children undergoing congenital heart surgery.

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