Abstract
Diaphragmatic pacing, also known as electrophrenic respiration or phrenic pacing has been used for quite some time in patients with respiratory failure due to diaphragmatic paralysis. We present a case of patient with respiratory insufficiency due to unilateral phrenic nerve injury as a result of radiation therapy for breast cancer. The patient had a diaphragmatic pacer inserted, with significant recovery on her symptoms. Three years after this procedure, the patient recovered her phrenic nerve function, and this was confirmed by nerve conduction study.
Keywords: Diaphragmatic pacing, respiratory failure, diaphragm paralysis
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title: Long Term Recovery of Diaphragmatic Function in a Patient with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Pacemaker
Volume: 5 Issue: 1
Author(s): Salim Surani, Eva Elizabeth Ayala, Myriah McMillan, Elizabeth Sablonte and Pilar Acosta
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Keywords: Diaphragmatic pacing, respiratory failure, diaphragm paralysis
Abstract: Diaphragmatic pacing, also known as electrophrenic respiration or phrenic pacing has been used for quite some time in patients with respiratory failure due to diaphragmatic paralysis. We present a case of patient with respiratory insufficiency due to unilateral phrenic nerve injury as a result of radiation therapy for breast cancer. The patient had a diaphragmatic pacer inserted, with significant recovery on her symptoms. Three years after this procedure, the patient recovered her phrenic nerve function, and this was confirmed by nerve conduction study.
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Surani Salim, Ayala Elizabeth Eva, McMillan Myriah, Sablonte Elizabeth and Acosta Pilar, Long Term Recovery of Diaphragmatic Function in a Patient with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Pacemaker, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2009; 5 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339809787353994
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339809787353994 |
Print ISSN 1573-398X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6387 |
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