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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2014; 01(02): 116-120
DOI: 10.4103/2348-0548.130388
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What is optimal in patients with myasthenic crisis: Invasive or non-invasive ventilation?

Hemant Bhagat
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Vinod K. Grover
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Kiran Jangra
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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28 April 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Myasthenia gravis is an immune disorder involving the neuromuscular junction. The consequent weakness of respiratory muscles leads to variable disorders of ventilation in patients with myasthenia gravis. This article reviews the options of invasive and non-invasive ventilation in patients with advanced form of the disease.

Keywords

Invasive ventilation - myasthenia gravis - non-invasive ventilation
 

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