Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2023; 90(1):59-62 | DOI: 10.55095/achot2023/009

First Experience with Diaphragm Pacing System in the Czech RepublicCase report

J. KŘÍ®1,6,*, S. JARO©ČIAKOVÁ2, K. ©EDIVÁ3, V. HY©PERSKÁ1, K. ČADOVÁ4, Z. PŘIKRYLOVÁ5
1 Spinální jednotka při Klinice rehabilitace a tělovýchovného lékařství 2. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
2 III. chirurgická klinika 1. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
3 Klinika rehabilitace a tělovýchovného lékařství 2. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
4 Oddělení NIP a DIOP Kliniky anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní péče 2. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
5 Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní péče 2. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
6 Ortopedicko-traumatologická klinika 3. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, Praha

Patients with impaired diaphragm function are dependent on long-term mechanical ventilation. It is associated with numerous health complications as well as significant economic burden. Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation through laparoscopic implantation of pacing electrodes is a safe method which enables restoring breathing using diaphragm in a considerable number of patients. The first implantation of diaphragm pacing system in the Czech Republic was performed in a thirty-four-year-old patient suffering from a high-level cervical spinal cord lesion. After eight years of mechanical ventilation support, just five months from initiation of stimulation, the patient is able to breathe spontaneously for ten hours per day on average, with expected total weaning. Once the insurance companies decide to reimburse the pacing system, a widespread use of the method even in patients with other diagnoses, including children, is expected.

Keywords: electrical stimulation, diaphragm, spinal cord injury, laparoscopic surgery

Published: February 15, 2023  Show citation

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KŘÍ® J, JARO©ČIAKOVÁ S, ©EDIVÁ K, HY©PERSKÁ V, ČADOVÁ K, PŘIKRYLOVÁ Z. First Experience with Diaphragm Pacing System in the Czech Republic. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2023;90(1):59-62. doi: 10.55095/achot2023/009. PubMed PMID: 36907585.
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