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A patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) developed a respiratory crisis despite recurrent treatment with plasma exchange. Thus mechanical ventilatory support became necessary. As an alternative to conventional ventilatory techniques high-frequency pulsation (HFP), a modified high-frequency jet-ventilation technique was used. According to the observations HFP may be a valuable technique for the continuous adaptation to the patient's individual respiratory demands in GBS.
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Putz, G., Kroesen, G., Neumann, M. et al. High-frequency pulsation (HFP) in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Intensive Care Med 16, 277–280 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01705168
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