title: Airway pressure release ventilation by mask.
abstract: A 53-yr-old woman with mediastinitis after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis was successfully mechanically ventilated with airway pressure release ventilation (APRV), which was started when the patient was intubated and continued by mask for 2 days after extubation. Mask APRV allowed efficient mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Jousela
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nikki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tahvanainen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen