Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pulmonology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This case report highlights a previously undescribed association between autonomic dysreflexia (AD) and acute respiratory insufficiency in a patient with a T4 spinal cord injury. The patient experienc...
KEY FINDING: The study found an association between autonomic dysreflexia (AD) and acute respiratory insufficiency in a patient with a T4 spinal cord injury.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study demonstrates that temporal interference (TI) stimulation can restore breathing in rats following opioid overdose and spinal cord injury. TI stimulation, using minimally invasive electrodes,...
KEY FINDING: Intramuscular TI stimulation in the neck region of rats effectively activated the diaphragm and restored ventilation following opioid overdose.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • February 10, 2021
This study evaluated the effects of glossopharyngeal insufflation (GI) on pulmonary function in cervical cord injury subjects. Results showed an improvement in chest expansion and pulmonary function pa...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvements were observed in the experimental group versus the control group after 4 weeks in IVC, inspiratory capacity, FVC, FEV1, MEF 75%, PEF, and tidal volume.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This article reviews the relationship between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and neurogenic obesity in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). It highlights the increased risk of metabolic syndrome, o...
KEY FINDING: Adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at a higher risk of disorders related to metabolic syndrome, including sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
J Neurosci Methods, 2021 • June 1, 2021
This study compared wire and disc electrodes for activating inspiratory muscles via high-frequency spinal cord stimulation in dogs, finding wire electrodes equally effective. The research demonstrated...
KEY FINDING: Specific configurations of wire electrodes (WE) provide comparable activation of the inspiratory muscles compared to disc electrodes (DE).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This retrospective study evaluated the burden of respiratory morbidity, length of stay, and mortality in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) in a low middle-income country (LMIC...
KEY FINDING: Mortality was significantly associated with poorer AIS score, ventilator dependence, and duration of ICU and hospital stay.
Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2021 • May 5, 2021
This study evaluated the effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) on pulmonary and cardiovascular autonomic function and ROS production in adults with acute cervical SCI. The most important study ...
KEY FINDING: Cardiovascular autonomic function, particularly the heart rate response to deep breathing, significantly improved in the RMT group at the 6-month follow-up.
Cureus, 2022 • September 3, 2022
This case report describes the successful use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MIE) therapy in a 67-year-old cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patient with lung infection and atelectasis who w...
KEY FINDING: MIE therapy led to improvement of atelectasis (collapsed lung) in a cervical SCI patient within one day of starting treatment.
Surgery, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study evaluates the impact of early diaphragm pacing (DP) on weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV) and tracheostomy use in cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patients during the COVID-19 pandem...
KEY FINDING: Diaphragm pacing successfully weaned 82% of patients surviving past 90 days from mechanical ventilation.
Cureus, 2022 • November 9, 2022
This prospective study assessed 36 post-ICU COVID-19 survivors who underwent inpatient rehabilitation, evaluating their functional and respiratory status at admission, discharge, and three months post...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvement in MEP, PCF, functional capacity (1STST), and 6MWT between discharge (T1) and three months after discharge (T2).