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Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
versión impresa ISSN 1137-6627
Resumen
SEPULVEDA HARO, E et al. Perioperative management of the patient with chronic spinal cord injury using bilateral diaphragmatic pacemaker. Clinical case. Anales Sis San Navarra [online]. 2021, vol.44, n.3, pp.457-462. Epub 30-Mayo-2022. ISSN 1137-6627. https://dx.doi.org/10.23938/assn.0951.
Patients with chronic spinal cord injury suffer from a number of pathophysiological alterations that can lead to important morbidity and mortality in the perioperative period. The diaphragmatic pacemaker is a device that enables pulmonary ventilation in patients with high cervical cord injuries and provides them with a better quality of life when compared to mechanical ventilation.
We present here the clinical case of a patient with chronic spinal cord injury who used a diaphragmatic pacemaker, and who was scheduled for percutaneous nephrolithotomy and double-J stent implantation. The anesthesiologist should know the pathophysiological situation of these patients in order to provide a safe perioperatory care.
Palabras clave : Pacemaker; Phrenic nerve; Spinal cord injuries; Perioperative period; Implanted electrodes.