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Give or take? Intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome

Critical Care
DOI: 10.1186/cc10312
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A new randomised controlled trial suggested that plasma exchange hastened removal from the ventilator in mechanically ventilated children with Guillain-Barré syndrome compared with intravenous immunoglobulin. Two larger trials in adults showed the opposite result. © 2011 BioMed Central Ltd.

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Hughes, R. A. C. (2011, July 28). Give or take? Intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome. Critical Care. https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10312

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