Weaning from the ventilator using BiPAP in myasthenia gravis [1]

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-253

  Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; EXTUBATION; FACE MASK; HUMAN; LETTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VENTILATOR;

HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0037310919     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10329     Document Type: Letter

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