Management of Critically Ill Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Admitted With Acute Respiratory Failure: The Authors' Reply

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¹ Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of Pediatrics University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin al-subu@pediatrics.wisc.edu.
² Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of Pediatrics University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin.

Awni M Al-Subu et al. Respir Care. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;68(10):1483-1484.

doi: 10.4187/respcare.11401.

¹ Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of Pediatrics University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin al-subu@pediatrics.wisc.edu.
² Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of Pediatrics University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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