Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 153-159, March 2010

Outcome of patients with cystic fibrosis admitted to the intensive care unit: Is invasive mechanical ventilation a risk factor for death in patients waiting lung transplantation?

  • Ori Efrati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ori Efrati, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel.
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  • Irena Bylin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, Israel
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  • Eran Segal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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  • Daphna Vilozni, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, Israel
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  • Dalit Modan-Moses, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, Israel
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  • Amir Vardi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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  • Amir Szeinberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, Israel
    • ,
  • Gideon Paret, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel

published online 26 August 2009.

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 Conflict of interest statement: There is no conflict of interest relating to the authors of this article.

 Funding: None.

PII: S0147-9563(09)00160-5

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.014

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 153-159, March 2010

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