Javed H, Nair MP, Koul RL, Chacko A, Fazalullah M. Long term intubation and successful weaning in two children with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Saudi Med J 2000;
21:686-8. [PMID:
11500736]
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Abstract
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.
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