Clinical Curiosity: How Long Should We Wait? Management of Ventilator Associated Pneumatocele in an Extremely Preterm Infant.

Pediatric PulmonologyVolume 59, Issue 4 p. 1060-1066 CLINICAL CURIOSITY Clinical curiosity: How long should we wait? Management of ventilator associated pneumatocele in an extremely preterm infant Tina Madani Kia BSc, Tina Madani Kia BSc Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMartha McKinney MD, MPH, FRCPC, Martha McKinney MD, MPH, FRCPC Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBryan Dicken MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAP, Bryan Dicken MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAP Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAdrienne Thompson MD, FRCPC, Adrienne Thompson MD, FRCPC Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorPhilippe Sarlieve MD, FRCPC, Philippe Sarlieve MD, FRCPC Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrenda Hiu Yan Law MD, MSc, FRCPC, Corresponding Author Brenda Hiu Yan Law MD, MSc, FRCPC [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-9253 Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada CorrespondenceBrenda Hiu Yan Law, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Ave NW, T5H 3V9, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Tina Madani Kia BSc, Tina Madani Kia BSc Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMartha McKinney MD, MPH, FRCPC, Martha McKinney MD, MPH, FRCPC Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBryan Dicken MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAP, Bryan Dicken MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAP Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAdrienne Thompson MD, FRCPC, Adrienne Thompson MD, FRCPC Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorPhilippe Sarlieve MD, FRCPC, Philippe Sarlieve MD, FRCPC Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorBrenda Hiu Yan Law MD, MSc, FRCPC, Corresponding Author Brenda Hiu Yan Law MD, MSc, FRCPC [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-9253 Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada CorrespondenceBrenda Hiu Yan Law, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Ave NW, T5H 3V9, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 January 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26834Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest. Open Research DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Research data are not shared. 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