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Case Reports
. 1993 Feb;29(1):66-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1993.tb00443.x.

Chronic diaphragmatic pacing in a quadriplegic boy

S Gorton  1 , C Burke, D B Appleton
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Chronic diaphragmatic pacing in a quadriplegic boy

S Gorton et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

Diaphragmatic pacing is a method of long-term artificial ventilation that is preferable to other forms of ventilation in suitable patients. Its use is described in a 14 year old quadriplegic boy who was previously hospital dependent and required continuous positive pressure ventilation.

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