Figure 1.
Kaplan–Meier curves of extubation in patients with myasthenia gravis during a myasthenic crisis.
(a) The use of plasma exchange during each crisis seemed to positively contribute to early extubation. (b) Male sex, (c) ventilator-associated pneumonia, and (d) atelectasis after intubation were significantly associated with delayed extubation. A P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
