...Martin Köhrmann; Hagen B. Huttner; Tim Nowe; Peter D. Schellinger; Stefan Schwab Purpose: To examine the effects of age on differences in the clinical course and functional outcome of mechanically ventilated Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) patients. Methods: 32 consecutive patients with GBS in need...

... death Cardiac survival Medical ethics Ventilation Kuwait In most western countries, the concept of brain death is well accepted. When a diagnosis of brain death has been made, respirator and other supportive measures are discontinued, and the heart usually stops beating within hours to days...