title: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation interface adapted for postextubation continuous noninvasive ventilatory support.
abstract: The authors report that a new oral interface designed for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use during anesthesia permitted the successful extubation of an "unweanable" 27-yr-old woman with nemaline rod myopathy to continuous noninvasive ventilatory support. She had failed two previous extubation attempts. Tracheotomy and institutional care were avoided as a result.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: Louis Ralph
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Saporito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060666:Airway Extubation / Q000379:methods*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D017696:Myopathies, Nemaline / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000379:methods