RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Long term intubation and successful weaning in two children with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 686
OP 688
VO 21
IS 7
A1 Javed, Hashim
A1 Nair, Madhavachandran P.
A1 Koul, Roshan L.
A1 Chacko, Alexander
A1 Fazalullah, Mohammad
YR 2000
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/21/7/686.abstract
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.