The American College of Surgeons have issued their guidelines for Spine Surgery in March 2022,
The guidelines recommends the consideration for Diaphragm pacing or the first time, with a recommendation to consider stimulation of the diaphragm in high SCI patients in order to plan long-term ventilator strategies and determine a patient’s potential to wean from the ventilator.
read the full guidelines:
https://www.facs.org/media/k45gikqv/spine_injury_guidelines.pdf: Diaphragm Pacing a part of Ventilation Management for High Spinal Cord Injury
