Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation: A Novel Therapy Gathering Pace

Idunn S Morris^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Intensive Care Medicine Nepean Hospital Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine Departments of Medicine and Physiology.
⁴ Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Toronto General Research Institute Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Medicine University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Idunn S Morris et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022.

. 2022 May 15;205(10):1135-1136.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202202-0315ED.

Idunn S Morris^{1

2}, Niall D Ferguson^{3

4

5

6}

¹ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Intensive Care Medicine Nepean Hospital Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine Departments of Medicine and Physiology.
⁴ Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Toronto General Research Institute Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Medicine University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Randomized Clinical Study of Temporary Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation in Difficult-to-Wean Patients.
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