Postoperative delayed respiratory failure caused by Guillain-Barré syndrome - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-46

  Kuok, Chi Hang ^b   Tsai, Pei Shan ^b   Hsu, Yung Wei ^a   Ko, Yuan Pi ^b   Huang, Chun Jen ^a   Chen, Chien Chuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Guillain Barr syndrome; Postoperative complications; Respiratory insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; FLOMOXEF; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIVER SURGERY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL RISK;

FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33947720530     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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