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  • Title: Poliomyelitis: late respiratory complications and management.
    Author: Fischer DA.
    Journal: Orthopedics; 1985 Jul; 8(7):891-4. PubMed ID: 3867866.
    Abstract:
    One hundred forty-six respiratory polios have been reviewed for complications and current respiratory aids. One hundred thirty-eight of these people required respirator assistance at the onset of their poliomyelitis infection. Fifteen patients have kyphoscoliosis. Seventy-five percent of the total patients require some assisted ventilation. Fifty-two percent have tracheostomies. Most of these people have been followed at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center for many years. The literature regarding late respiratory complications of polio is reviewed.
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