Avtor/Urednik     Šorli, J; Kandare, F; Jaeger, RJ; Stanič, U
Naslov     Ventilatory assistance using electrical stimulation of abdominal muscles
Tip     članek
Vir     IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng
Vol. in št.     Letnik 4, št. 1
Leto izdaje     1996
Obseg     str. 1-6
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Nine neurologically intact subjects were studied to demonstrate the feasibility of stimulating the muscles of expiration during, and in synchrony with, naturally occurring breathing. A breath-by-breath analysis showed that both tidal volume and the frequency of respiration could be increased during periods of electrical stimulation. A single subject with complete spinal cord injury was studied to eliminate the possibility that the results from the normal subjects could be attributed entirely to either subconscious or conscious volitional response to the stimulation. The results provide a basis for future studies with patients in borderline ventilatory failure.
Deskriptorji     ABDOMINAL MUSCLES
ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY
QUADRIPLEGIA
RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
ADULT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
TIDAL VOLUME