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Long-term Mechanical Ventilation In Infants With Neuromuscular Disease

Divisions of Pediatric Neurology and Respiratory Therapy, Children's Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, OH 45229

Timothy Guilfoile, BA, CRTT

Divisions of Pediatric Neurology and Respiratory Therapy, Children's Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, OH 45229

Seven children with neuromuscular disease were placed on mechanical ventilation before the age of 2 years. The outcome for these patients was variable and did not correlate with primary diagnosis. There appeared to be a high correlation between the incidence of electrocardiogram changes and death. Our experience demonstrates that there was a high mortality rate (57%) in neuromuscular patients supported by mechanical ventilation before the age of 2 years. (J Child Neurol 1987;2:30-32).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 30-32 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/088307388800300106


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