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Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With Critical Illness Polyneuropathy: A Case Report

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (BDP) manifests as respiratory muscle weakness, and its association with critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) was rarely reported. Here, we present a patient with BDP related to CIP, who successfully avoided tracheostomy after diagnosis and management. A 71-year-ol...

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Autores principales: Chen, Hsuan-Yu, Chen, Hung-Chen, Lin, Meng-Chih, Liaw, Mei-Yun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26252301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001288