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Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to Assist Ventilator Weaning in Acute Tetraplegia: A Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Severe impairment of the major respiratory muscles resulting from tetraplegia reduces respiratory function, causing many people with tetraplegia to require mechanical ventilation during the acute stage of injury. Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation (AFES) can improve respiratory...

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Autores principales: McCaughey, Euan J., Berry, Helen R., McLean, Alan N., Allan, David B., Gollee, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26047468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128589