Diaphragmatic Pacing in Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord injury is a disabling condition which affects the respiratory system. The most affected neurological level cervical spine. Many patients with spinal cord are unable to sustain independent ventilation and require mechanical ventilation. Long term use of associated poor quality life, increased morbidity, mortality. In intact phrenic nerve, diaphragmatic pacing can be used help wean off this review, we summarize indications, contraindications, benefits, safety, effectiveness pacing. We also report brief case 62-year-old male quadriplegia secondary C2-C3 fracture who was intubated after drowning but extubated Keywords: Cervical injury, Diaphragmatic pacemaker, Mechanical Ventilation