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Implantation of a breathing pacemaker in a tetraplegic patient in Hong Kong.
Lam, Jamie C M; Ho, Carmen T K; Poon, T L; Kwok, H Y; Wong, Carmen K; Chiu, S W; Ip, Mary S M.
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  • Lam JC; University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. lamcmj@hkucc.hku.hk
Hong Kong Med J ; 15(3): 230-3, 2009 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19494383
A 38-year-old man had been tetraplegic and ventilator-dependent after sustaining a traumatic cervical spine fracture at the C1/C2 level in 1991, at the age of 22 years. He had been bedbound and mechanically ventilated since then. A multidisciplinary management team approached him in 2003 and helped him to become ambulatory and independent in his daily activities of living. We successfully implanted the diaphragm pacing stimulation system in this patient in 2004. Diaphragm pacing by phrenic nerve stimulation is well accepted in western countries, and has been in clinical application for children and adults for decades. Its use facilitates ambulation and improves the quality of life of tetraplegic individuals with chronic ventilatory failure.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Órgãos Artificiais / Quadriplegia / Diafragma Limite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Hong Kong Med J Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Hong Kong
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Órgãos Artificiais / Quadriplegia / Diafragma Limite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Hong Kong Med J Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Hong Kong