Diaphragmatic pacing for spinal cord injury patients: impact on weaning rate – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jiahao Xiangli, Xuelei Wen, Ying Liu, Yu Liang, Xifang Liu · 2026
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Jiahao Xiangli and four colleagues pool, in a 2026 systematic review, studies of diaphragmatic pacing for people with spinal cord injury who cannot breathe unaided. An implanted system stimulates the breathing muscle directly, offering an escape from mechanical ventilation with its own complications.
Searches of four databases through March 2025 yielded six within-cohort studies reporting weaning rates. Pooling gave a seventy-five percent weaning success rate with little statistical variation between studies. Certainty, however, was graded very low, reflecting non-randomised designs, small samples, and mixed patient groups. The authors ask for large randomised trials before pacing can be recommended with confidence.
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| CREATOR | Jiahao Xiangli, Xuelei Wen, Ying Liu, Yu Liang, Xifang Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51325 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |