Abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with cervical spinal cord injury have the highest risk of developing respiratory dysfunction and associated complications such as pneumonia, atelectasis, and respiratory failure. Respiratory dysfunction is the leading cause of comorbid, somatic, and infectious pathology, and mortality following traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries. Mechanical ventilation of the lungs is the standard treatment for such patients; however, it is associated with atrophy and diaphragm dysfunction.
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