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Clifford A Schmiesing1, Jennifer Lee, John M Morton
1Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5640, USA.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
|November 9, 2010
Abstract:
The Diaphragm Pacing Stimulator (DPS) has been used to treat ventilatory insufficiency in quadriplegic patients. The FDA approved a trial using the DPS in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Three patients with advanced ALS, who underwent laparoscopic diaphragmatic pacer placement, and their general anesthetic management, are presented.