Respiratory muscle pacing with chronically implanted intramuscular Permaloc electrodes: A feasibility study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-114

  Walter, James S ^a,b   Wurster, Robert D ^a,b   Zhu, Qianlong ^a   Laghi, Franco ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Electrical stimulation; Feasibility study; Functional electrical stimulation; Intramuscular electrodes; Muscle pacing; Respiration; Respiratory distress; Spinal cord injury; Tidal volume

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; INTRAMUSCULAR ELECTRODES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGMS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANNING; PULMONARY DISEASES;

MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXHALATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MALE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY RATE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 79952962412     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.05.0086     Document Type: Article

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