Use of Ventricular Assist Devices in Children Across the United States: Analysis of 7.5 Million Pediatric Hospitalizations David L.S. Morales, MD, Farhan Zafar, MD, Joseph W. Rossano, MD, Jorge D. Salazar, MD, John L. Jefferies, MD, Daniel E. Graves, PhD, Jeffrey S. Heinle, MD, Charles D. Fraser, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 90, Issue 4, Pages 1313-1319 (October 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.107 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Age distribution for ventricular assist device (VAD) use in children across the United States for 2003 (gray bars) and 2006 (black bars). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 1313-1319DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.107) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The affect on survival by congenital heart surgery (CHS) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) before ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 1313-1319DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.107) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions