Electrical stimulation to restore respiration

Electrical stimulation has been used for over 25 years to restore breathing to patients with high quadriplegia causing respiratory paralysis and patients with central alveolar hypoventilation. Three groups have developed electrical pacing systems for long-term support of respiration in humans. These...

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Published in:Bulletin of prosthetics research 1996-04, Vol.33 (2), p.123-132
Main Authors: CREASEY, G, ELEFTERIADES, J, DIMARCO, A, TALONEN, P, BIJAK, M, GIRSCH, W, KANTOR, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the nervous system
Electric Stimulation Therapy - instrumentation
Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods
Equipment Design
Humans
Hypoventilation - etiology
Hypoventilation - therapy
Medical research
Medical sciences
Neurology
Phrenic Nerve
Prostheses and Implants
Quadriplegia - complications
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Respiratory Paralysis - etiology
Respiratory Paralysis - therapy
Respiratory system
Transplants & implants
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Summary:Electrical stimulation has been used for over 25 years to restore breathing to patients with high quadriplegia causing respiratory paralysis and patients with central alveolar hypoventilation. Three groups have developed electrical pacing systems for long-term support of respiration in humans. These systems consist of electrodes implanted on the phrenic nerves, connected by leads to a stimulator implanted under the skin, and powered and controlled from a battery-powered transmitter outside the body. The systems differ principally in the electrode design and stimulation waveform. Approximately 1,000 people worldwide have received one of the three phrenic pacing devices, most with strongly positive results: reduced risk of tracheal problems and chronic infection, the ability to speak and smell more normally, reduced risk of accidental interruption of respiration, greater independence, and reduced costs and time for ventilatory care. For patients with partial lesions of the phrenic nerves, intercostal muscle stimulation may supplement respiration.
ISSN:0748-7711
0007-506X
1938-1352