1.
Chest
; 92(4): 683-5, 1987 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3477410
ABSTRACT
The therapeutic effects of cuirass ventilation were studied in two patients with bilateral diaphragm paralysis. Negative inspiratory and positive expiratory pressure applied to the cuirass shell was transmitted to the abdominal and thoracic cavities. Diaphragm excursion was enhanced. Nocturnal cuirass ventilation appears to be an ideal treatment for bilateral diaphragm paralysis.
Subject(s)
Postoperative Complications/therapy , Respiratory Paralysis/therapy , Ventilators, Mechanical , Adult , Diaphragm/innervation , Esophagus/physiology , Female , Humans , Lung Volume Measurements , Male , Manometry , Phrenic Nerve/injuries , Respiratory Paralysis/diagnosis , Respiratory Paralysis/etiology , Stomach/physiology
2.
J S C Med Assoc
; 79(8): 440-1, 1983 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6579326
