[Use of percutaneous diaphragmatic electrostimulation on transition of the severely burnt to spontaneous breathing]

The paper deals with the study of the efficiency of using assisted ventilation (AV) and percutaneous diaphragmatic electrostimulation (PDE) when severely burnt patients are transited after sustained artificial ventilation to spontaneous breathing. A procedure for combined use of AV in the SIMV mode and PDE was perfected during the study that indicated that the incidence of pneumonias statistically significantly decreased and sputum discharge improved.