In reply: We were interested to read about Robotin’s insights gained from her experience at St Louis Children’s Hospital, which has one of the largest and most successful paediatric lung transplantation units in the world. We agree that development of local expertise in paediatric lung transplantation would be a cost-efficient means of offering optimum care to young Australians. Because the experience in lung transplants at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, has grown, we would like to provide this service for younger recipients, but our centre lacks specific expertise and facilities for ongoing paediatric care.
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- 1 Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
- 2 Department of Thoracic Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
- 3 Lung Transplant Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
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