Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pulmonology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Global Spine Journal, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study investigated the prognosis of respiratory function in elderly patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and to identify predictive factors. A total of 104 patients (7.8%) had impaired...
KEY FINDING: Age, lower albumin levels, high blood glucose, cervical OPLL, anterior vertebral hematoma, and severe neurological symptoms are independent risk factors for respiratory dysfunction.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study updates a prior analysis of long-term survival in ventilator-dependent individuals with spinal cord injury using a larger dataset and longer follow-up period. The analysis found that surviv...
KEY FINDING: Survival has not improved since 1980 in the C1-C5A group (individuals with injuries to the first through fifth cervical vertebrae and classified as complete injuries).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study assessed the impact of the cough stimulation system (CSS) on caregiver burden and quality of life for primary family caregivers of individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The re...
KEY FINDING: SCI participants showed significant clinical improvements in restoring an effective cough and managing airway secretions with the CSS.
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2023 • May 1, 2023
Research on RMT has steadily increased over the last 6 decades, with publications from medicine dominating the research. Since then, many more subject areas had emerged to conduct and publish research...
KEY FINDING: Research on RMT has steadily increased over the last 6 decades, attracting researchers from diverse fields like engineering and computer science.
Biology, 2023 • June 7, 2023
Chronic spinal cord injury has far-reaching effects on respiratory function, including decreased lung volumes, muscle weakness, and airway obstruction, leading to reduced physical performance. Systemi...
KEY FINDING: Chronic spinal cord injury affects respiratory function, leading to decreased respiratory volumes, muscle weakness, and a tendency towards fibrosis in perithoracic muscles.
BMJ Open, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study is a single-center randomized controlled trial designed to assess the efficacy of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation for neurolog...
KEY FINDING: The primary endpoint of this trial is the duration of mechanical ventilation from randomisation until successful weaning.
Life, 2023 • July 14, 2023
This study investigated the effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (scTS) on respiratory function in post-acute COVID-19 patients and healthy controls. The results showed that scTS improved...
KEY FINDING: In COVID-19 patients, scTS significantly increased peak inspiratory flow (PIF) and peak expiratory flow (PEF).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023 • August 3, 2023
This secondary analysis compared the effectiveness of flow-resistive IMT (F-IMT) and threshold IMT (T-IMT) protocols in people with chronic tetraplegia. The study found that both IMT protocols resulte...
KEY FINDING: No significant difference was found in the change in maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) between the F-IMT and T-IMT groups after 4 weeks of training.
Biomedicines, 2023 • July 27, 2023
This study investigates the impact of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) combined with inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on respiratory function in individuals with cervical spinal cord inj...
KEY FINDING: Subjects reported significant improvement in breathlessness/dyspnea post intervention.
Spine Surg Relat Res, 2023 • January 12, 2023
This study investigated the correlation between respiratory dysfunction and dysphagia in individuals with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). It found a significant relationship betwee...
KEY FINDING: A significant portion of individuals with acute traumatic CSCI had restrictive ventilatory impairment and severe dysphagia shortly after injury.