Long-term mechanical ventilation in infants with neuromuscular disease.
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.
D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial