Successful bilevel positive airway pressure therapy in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after emergency laparotomy: A case report

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) present an increased risk of postoperative respiratory failure after general anesthesia. We report the case of a 71-year-old man with ALS who underwent emergency laparotomy for small bowel strangulation. After surgery, he remained intubated and was t...

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Autores principales: Koyama, Yukihide, Tsuzaki, Koichi, Shimizu, Hideaki, Kuroda, Junko, Shimizu, Soichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7796744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33447203
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_375_20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7796744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33447203
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_375_20

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