Abstract: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… Show more
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