Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pulmonology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2022
The study describes functional and structural impairments of the pulmonary system in middle-aged people with cervical and upper thoracic SCI and to determine if findings are different from the general...
KEY FINDING: Pulmonary function was generally worse in participants with SCI compared to the controls.
Global Spine Journal, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study investigated the prognosis of respiratory function in elderly patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and to identify predictive factors. A total of 104 patients (7.8%) had impaired...
KEY FINDING: Age, lower albumin levels, high blood glucose, cervical OPLL, anterior vertebral hematoma, and severe neurological symptoms are independent risk factors for respiratory dysfunction.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study updates a prior analysis of long-term survival in ventilator-dependent individuals with spinal cord injury using a larger dataset and longer follow-up period. The analysis found that surviv...
KEY FINDING: Survival has not improved since 1980 in the C1-C5A group (individuals with injuries to the first through fifth cervical vertebrae and classified as complete injuries).
J Physiol, 2023 • June 1, 2023
This study investigates the effects of SPG302, a novel regenerative drug, on diaphragm muscle (DIAm) function following cervical spinal cord hemisection (C2SH) in rats. The researchers assessed DIAm e...
KEY FINDING: C2SH causes marked EMG deficits across ventilatory behaviours
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study assessed the impact of the cough stimulation system (CSS) on caregiver burden and quality of life for primary family caregivers of individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The re...
KEY FINDING: SCI participants showed significant clinical improvements in restoring an effective cough and managing airway secretions with the CSS.
Brain Neurorehabil, 2023 • March 31, 2023
This study investigated the effects of robot-assisted tilt table (RATT) exercise on cardiopulmonary function in healthy young adults. By manipulating the robot-assisted mode, tilt angle, and functiona...
KEY FINDING: The angle of the tilt table had a significant effect on cardiopulmonary function, with higher angles resulting in increased values for RPP, HR, and %HRmax when FES was switched off.
PLoS ONE, 2023 • May 2, 2023
This cross-sectional prospective study will explore the previously understudied hypothesis that SRBDs are associated with increased neuropathic pain, spasticity, and cardiovascular autonomic dysfuncti...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI and untreated SRBDs will develop more intense neuropathic pain.
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2023 • May 1, 2023
Research on RMT has steadily increased over the last 6 decades, with publications from medicine dominating the research. Since then, many more subject areas had emerged to conduct and publish research...
KEY FINDING: Research on RMT has steadily increased over the last 6 decades, attracting researchers from diverse fields like engineering and computer science.
Biology, 2023 • June 7, 2023
Chronic spinal cord injury has far-reaching effects on respiratory function, including decreased lung volumes, muscle weakness, and airway obstruction, leading to reduced physical performance. Systemi...
KEY FINDING: Chronic spinal cord injury affects respiratory function, leading to decreased respiratory volumes, muscle weakness, and a tendency towards fibrosis in perithoracic muscles.
BMJ Open, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study is a single-center randomized controlled trial designed to assess the efficacy of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation for neurolog...
KEY FINDING: The primary endpoint of this trial is the duration of mechanical ventilation from randomisation until successful weaning.