Technique for implanting intramuscular electrodes in the diaphragm by videolaparoscopy in pigs
Acta cir. bras
;
31(2): 138-142, Feb. 2016. graf
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a novel approach for implanting intramuscular electrodes in the diaphragm through videolaparoscopy.METHODS:
We used twelve pigs for this videolaparoscopic technique, which permits at the same time to explore the diaphragm, to locate its motor points and to fix the electrodes in the diaphragm bilaterally. In this technique we used three trocars one portal for a 10-mm 0° viewing angle laparoscope, one portal for the manipulation of structures and another for electrode implantation.RESULTS:
All animals survived the procedure without pneumothorax/capnothorax or other complication. Implanted electrodes provided an appropriate interface between the muscle and the electrical current generator, and electroventilation was satisfactorily generated in all animals.CONCLUSION:
This videolaparoscopic technique with three trocars enables the exploration and identification of motor points and an efficient fixation of one or two electrodes in each hemidiaphragm.
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Main subject:
Laparoscopy
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Abdominal Muscles
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Electrodes, Implanted
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta cir. bras
Journal subject:
General Surgery
/
Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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