Diaphragm Pacing without Tracheostomy in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Patients.

نویسندگان

  • Bonnie Diep
  • Annie Wang
  • Sheila Kun
  • J Gordon McComb
  • Donald B Shaul
  • Cathy E Shin
  • Thomas G Keens
  • Iris A Perez
چکیده

BACKGROUND Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disorder affecting central control of breathing. Thus, patients require lifelong assisted ventilation. Diaphragm pacing (DP) may permit decannulation in those who are ventilator dependent only during sleep. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with CCHS can be successfully ventilated by DP without tracheostomy. METHODS We reviewed the records of 18 CCHS patients (mean age 19.5 ± 10.1 years; 44% female) who were ventilated by DP only during sleep. RESULTS Prior to diaphragm pacer implantation surgery, 14 CCHS patients had been using home portable positive pressure ventilation (PPV) via tracheostomy, 1 had been on PPV via endotracheal tube, and 3 had been using noninvasive PPV (NPPV). Of the patients with tracheostomy prior to DP (n = 15), 11 (73%) were decannulated and ventilated successfully by DP without tracheostomy. Of all the patients reviewed (n = 18), 13 (72%) were successfully ventilated by DP without tracheostomy. Obesity prevented successful DP without tracheostomy in 1 patient, and upper airway obstruction prevented success in another patient. Snoring and/or obstructive apneas were present in some patients, but they were improved by diaphragm pacer changes, adenotonsillectomy, and/or use of nasal steroids. CONCLUSIONS DP without tracheostomy can be successfully achieved in patients with CCHS. Snoring and obstructive apneas, when present, can be managed by diaphragm pacer changes and medical therapies. Obesity can pose a challenge to successful DP.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases

دوره 89 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015