Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pulmonology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This prospective proof-of-concept study examined the impact of breathing-synchronised abdominal functional electrical stimulation (AFES) on pulmonary complications in patients with acute tetraplegia. ...
KEY FINDING: AFES led to a statistically significant increase in peak inspiratory and expiratory flows.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This case study evaluated the feasibility of combining abdominal functional electrical stimulation (AFES) with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in a participant with tetraplegia. The study ...
KEY FINDING: AFES was successfully combined with MI-E at eight assessment sessions with a participant with tetraplegia.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study examines the use of extracorporeal lung support (ECMO and iLA) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and post-traumatic lung failure. The results suggest that ECMO is a feasible and pot...
KEY FINDING: All 5 ECMO-supported patients were successfully weaned, and one of the two iLA-treated patients was weaned from the device.
J Neurosci Methods, 2016 • August 1, 2016
The study assessed the safety of chronic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using wire electrodes to restore cough function in a pig model of spinal cord injury. After three months of daily SCS, the resear...
KEY FINDING: Chronic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) with wire lead electrodes resulted in significant increases in airway pressure during simulated cough, indicating improved expiratory muscle function.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This case report investigated the effect of acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) treatment on ventilatory load compensation and respiratory perceptual sensitivity to inspiratory resistive loads (IRL) in a...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvements in airflow generated in response to applied inspiratory resistive loads were found after AIH treatment compared to Baseline.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study investigated the effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) combined with the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) on pulmonary function in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)....
KEY FINDING: The integrated training group (ITG) showed significantly greater improvements in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) compared to the respiratory muscle training group (RMTG) and the control group (CG).
J Bras Pneumol, 2014 • January 1, 2014
The article reports the case of a 5-year-old child with tetraplegia who received a diaphragmatic pacemaker (DP) via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after a cervical spine fracture. The objective ...
KEY FINDING: Diaphragmatic pacing can successfully replace mechanical ventilation in children with tetraplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury.
PLoS ONE, 2015 • June 5, 2015
This study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation (AFES) to improve respiratory function and assist ventilator weaning in acute tetraplegia patie...
KEY FINDING: Stimulated Tidal Volume (VT) was significantly greater than unstimulated VT, indicating an immediate positive effect of AFES on respiratory function.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study evaluated the bronchodilator effects of ipratropium bromide (IB) and albuterol sulfate (AS) in subjects with tetraplegia using spirometry, body plethysmography, and impulse oscillation syst...
KEY FINDING: Both ipratropium bromide (IB) and albuterol sulfate (AS) elicit significant bronchodilation in subjects with tetraplegia, as demonstrated by improvements in spirometry and specific airway conductance.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • May 1, 2016
This study examined the cross-sectional associations between systemic inflammation and oxidative stress with pulmonary function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The objective was ...
KEY FINDING: Higher levels of systemic inflammation (CRP and IL-6) were associated with lower percent-predicted FEV1 and FVC measurements in individuals with chronic SCI. participants with higher levels of CRP and IL-6 had lower percent-predicted FEV1 and FVC measurements.