PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Javed, Hashim
AU  - Nair, Madhavachandran P.
AU  - Koul, Roshan L.
AU  - Chacko, Alexander
AU  - Fazalullah, Mohammad
TI  - Long term intubation and successful weaning in two children with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
DP  - 2000 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 686--688
VI  - 21
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/7/686.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/7/686.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2000 Jul 01; 21
AB  - No definite criteria exists in Guillian-Barre Syndrome in children regarding prolonged ventilation through an endo-tracheal tube without tracheostomy and successful weaning using a T-piece. Here we report two such cases of Guillian-Barre Syndrome requiring prolonged intubation for 56 days and ventilation for 30 days and ultimately successfully weaning them using the T-piece. Both the children eventually made a complete recovery, highlighting the point that in children prolonged intubation and ventilation using the portex tube is equally good, if not, better than tracheostomy with its attendant risks.