Role of non-invasive ventilation in difficult-to-wean children with acute neuromuscular disease

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 232-234

  Reddy, Venu Gopal ^a   Nair, M P ^a   Bataclan, F ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Bi level positive airway pressure; Guillain Barr syndrome; Neuromuscular disorder; Non invasive ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BI LEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTUBATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 2942700391     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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