Publication: Critical illness myopathy
Date
2008
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
Abstract
Critical illness myopathy is one of the causes for failure to wean from ventilator. Although associate factors of
dysectrolytemia is to be ruled out and other causes for failure to wean is to be ruled out before diagnosing critical illness
myopathy. Several factors play role in development of this condition. Here we present a case report of a post partum
patient where we had encountered failure to wean despite several attempts and at last was successfully weaned and
discharged from Intensive care unit.
Key words: critical illness, myopathy, weaning
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Bhattarai B1, Kulkarni AH2, Ranjan RK 3 , Ambareesha M 4
1 Post Graduate, 2,3 Associate Professor, 4 Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College,Mangalore, India