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Case Reports
. 1981 Oct 17;283(6298):1015-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.283.6298.1015.

Diaphragm pacing in ventilatory failure

S Lozewicz, D R Potter, J F Costello, J B Moyle, J J Maccabe
Case Reports

Diaphragm pacing in ventilatory failure

S Lozewicz et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

Diaphragm pacing, which entails electrical stimulation to the phrenic nerve, is an effective means of managing patients with ventilatory insufficiency and intact lowermotor-neurone innervation of the diaphragm. The pacing apparatus is used to pace the right and left hemidiaphragms alternately to avoid fatigue, which may damage the muscle irreversibly. Among the important benefits of pacing in quadriplegics with paralysis or respiratory muscles are the social and psychological advantages of not being dependent on a mechanical ventilator.

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