Postoperative use of a cough-assist device in avoiding prolonged intubation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Postoperative management following major surgery in patients with neuromuscular disorders associated with scoliosis is frequently complicated by sputum retention and ventilatory failure. This report demonstrates the successful perioperative management of an 11-yr-old boy with type II spinal muscular atrophy undergoing a single-stage posterior spinal fusion procedure. Use of an MI-E device was able to successfully treat sputum retention and avoid a tracheostomy.
Medical subject headings
- Postoperative Care
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiration Disorders
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood