Article: Implantation of a breathing pacemaker in a tetraplegic patient in Hong Kong

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TitleImplantation of a breathing pacemaker in a tetraplegic patient in Hong Kong
AuthorsLam, JCM1
Ho, CTK1
Poon, TL1
Kwok, HY1
Wong, RK2
Chiu, SW3
Ip, MSM1
KeywordsElectric stimulation therapy
Quadriplegia
Quality of life
Spinal cord injuries
Issue Date2009
PublisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
CitationHong Kong Medical Journal, 2009, v. 15 n. 3, p. 230-233 [How to Cite?]
AbstractA 38-year-old man had been tetraplegic and ventilator-dependent after sustaining a traumatic cervical spine fracture at the C1/C2 level in 1991, at the age of 22 years. He had been bedbound and mechanically ventilated since then. A multidisciplinary management team approached him in 2003 and helped him to become ambulatory and independent in his daily activities of living. We successfully implanted the diaphragm pacing stimulation system in this patient in 2004. Diaphragm pacing by phrenic nerve stimulation is well accepted in western countries, and has been in clinical application for children and adults for decades. Its use facilitates ambulation and improves the quality of life of tetraplegic individuals with chronic ventilatory failure.
DescriptionAuthor Chinese name: Jamie CM Lam 林頌眉, Carmen TK Ho 何紫筠, TL Poon 潘德鄰, HY Kwok 郭厚仁, Ripley K Wong 黄潔, SW Chiu 趙瑞華, Mary SM Ip 葉秀文
ISSN1024-2708
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorLam, JCM
dc.contributor.authorHo, CTK
dc.contributor.authorPoon, TL
dc.contributor.authorKwok, HY
dc.contributor.authorWong, RK
dc.contributor.authorChiu, SW
dc.contributor.authorIp, MSM
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-31T03:45:58Z
dc.date.available2010-05-31T03:45:58Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractA 38-year-old man had been tetraplegic and ventilator-dependent after sustaining a traumatic cervical spine fracture at the C1/C2 level in 1991, at the age of 22 years. He had been bedbound and mechanically ventilated since then. A multidisciplinary management team approached him in 2003 and helped him to become ambulatory and independent in his daily activities of living. We successfully implanted the diaphragm pacing stimulation system in this patient in 2004. Diaphragm pacing by phrenic nerve stimulation is well accepted in western countries, and has been in clinical application for children and adults for decades. Its use facilitates ambulation and improves the quality of life of tetraplegic individuals with chronic ventilatory failure.
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dc.descriptionAuthor Chinese name: Jamie CM Lam 林頌眉, Carmen TK Ho 何紫筠, TL Poon 潘德鄰, HY Kwok 郭厚仁, Ripley K Wong 黄潔, SW Chiu 趙瑞華, Mary SM Ip 葉秀文
dc.identifier.citationHong Kong Medical Journal, 2009, v. 15 n. 3, p. 230-233 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage233
dc.identifier.hkuros162716
dc.identifier.issn1024-2708
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid19494383
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-67650357985
dc.identifier.spage230
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/59241
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong
dc.relation.ispartofHong Kong Medical Journal
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsHong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press.
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subject.meshActivities of Daily Living
dc.subject.meshArtificial Organs
dc.subject.meshDiaphragm
dc.subject.meshHong Kong
dc.subject.meshQuadriplegia - rehabilitation
dc.subjectElectric stimulation therapy
dc.subjectQuadriplegia
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectSpinal cord injuries
dc.titleImplantation of a breathing pacemaker in a tetraplegic patient in Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong
  3. Grantham Hospital Hong Kong