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salary support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to advance quality in Michigan in conjunction with the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative.
Data availability statement
Data is from the PLN test environment therefore is not available. All fields are available from the corresponding author by request.
Author contribution statement B. M., J. R., V. O., D. L. wrote and contributed to the manuscript.
Ethics approval
As a descriptive article, institutional review board approval was not pursued.
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Cite this article as: Mejak BL, Reagor JA, Olshove VF & Likosky DS. The PediPERForm Learning Network congenital perfusion registry. J Extra Corpor Technol 2025, 57, 66 – 73. https:// doi. org / 10.1051 / ject / 2024037.