Mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure in myasthenia gravis. Two-year experience with 22 patients

Autor:	D R, Gracey, M B, Divertie, F M, Howard
Rok vydání:	1983
Předmět:	Adult Male Time Factors Adolescent Parasympatholytics Middle Aged Thymectomy Respiration Artificial Postoperative Complications Evaluation Studies as Topic Myasthenia Gravis Humans Female Child Respiratory Insufficiency Aged
Zdroj:	Mayo Clinic proceedings. 58(9)
ISSN:	0025-6196
Popis:	We evaluated a 2-year experience involving 22 patients who required prolonged mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure associated with myasthenia gravis. The most frequent cause of respiratory failure was operation, and the most common type of procedure was thymectomy. Next in frequency as exacerbating factors were myasthenic crisis and cholinergic crisis. Of the 22 patients, 21 survived and were weaned from the ventilator after 1 to 32 days of respiratory support.
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