Tracheostomy in Guillain-Barré syndrome
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Nicholas D. Lawn; Eelco F.M. Wijdicks
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Specific treatment has been shown to shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation in Guillain-Barre ´syndrome (GBS) and could obviate the need for tracheostomy in a significant proportion of patients. However, the factors predictive of prolonged ventilation are undetermined, and the timing and use