title: Mechanical ventilation weaning in inclusion body myositis: feasibility of isokinetic inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct therapy.
abstract: Inclusion body myositis is a rare myopathy associated with a high rate of respiratory complications. This condition usually requires prolonged mechanical ventilation and prolonged intensive care stay. The unsuccessful weaning is mainly related to respiratory muscle weakness that does not promptly respond to immunosuppressive therapy. We are reporting a case of a patient in whom the use of an inspiratory muscle-training program which started after a two-week period of mechanical ventilation was associated with a successful weaning in one week and hospital discharge after 2 subsequent weeks.
authors.affiliation: Medical Science Post-Graduation Program, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil ; Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3959-7620
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cordeiro de Souza
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Josué Felipe
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leandro Possidente
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Daher
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Priscila
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6473-102X
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Furtado da Silva
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pollyana Zamborlini
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: do Prado
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Division, Hospital e Clínica São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jocemir Ronaldo
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lugon