Waitlist and posttransplant outcomes of critically ill infants awaiting heart transplantation managed without ventricular assist device support.
Erik L FrandsenKatherine A BankerRobert L MazorD Michael McMullanYuk M LawMariska S KemnaErin L AlbersBorah J HongJoshua M Friedland-LittlePublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
A strategy incorporating a high threshold for mechanical circulatory support and acceptance of prolonged mechanical ventilation and neuromuscular blockade can achieve good survival and morbidity outcomes for critically ill infants listed for heart transplant.