Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Mar 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational StudyVariation of ventilation practices with center volume after pediatric heart surgery.
This study was designed to evaluate the odds of mechanical ventilation and duration of mechanical ventilation after pediatric cardiac surgery across centers of varying center volume using the Virtual PICU Systems database. ⋯ Large clinical practice variations were demonstrated for mechanical ventilation following pediatric cardiac surgery among intensive care units of varied center volumes.