Tucci, Marisa
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Lacroix, Jacques
Fergusson, Dean
Doctor, Allan
Hébert, Paul
Berg, Robert A.
Caro, Jaime
Josephson, Cassandra D.
Leteurtre, Stéphane
Menon, Kusum
Schechtman, Kenneth
Steiner, Marie E.
Turgeon, Alexis F.
Clayton, Lucy
Bockelmann, Tina
Spinella, Philip C.
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Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1U01HL116383-01)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (126113)
Ministère des Affaires Sociales et de la Santé (PHRC 14-0390)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Department of Pediatrics)
Μ¡nistère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec
Comité National de la Recherche Clinique, Département de la Recherche Clinique et du Développement
Article History
Received: 3 April 2018
Accepted: 16 July 2018
First Online: 28 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board/Research Ethics Board (IRB/REB) of all participating sites and were in accordance with the institutional policies of the US Department of Health and Human Services in the US, provincial legislation in Canada, and appropriate entities in France, Italy, and Israel. IRB/REB approval of the ABC PICU protocol and consent forms was required prior to patient participation in the trial. Consent is sought from eligible patients if the child is old enough, parents and/or a surrogate decision-maker if pre-consent has not been obtained of if the child is too young.
: Not applicable.
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