Outcomes in critically ill patients after diaphragmatic stimulation on ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction: a systematic review
Alessandro PANELLI, Julius J. GRUNOW, Michael A. VERFUß, Hermann G. BARTELS, Zarina BRASS, Stefan J. SCHALLER · 2024
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Alessandro Panelli and co-authors review whether stimulating the diaphragm helps patients on ventilators, in this 2023 systematic review. Breathing machines save lives but idle the diaphragm, which wastes and weakens, slowing recovery. The team gathered studies that compared stimulation against standard care in critically ill patients.
Seven studies qualified. Stimulated patients showed moderately better breathing strength, with hints of less muscle wasting, shorter time on the machine, shorter intensive care stays, and longer survival. Evidence for most gains was thin, though. The authors call the approach promising but in need of larger, stronger trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alessandro PANELLI, Julius J. GRUNOW, Michael A. VERFUß, Hermann G. BARTELS, Zarina BRASS, Stefan J. SCHALLER |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |