Effect of extracorporeal diaphragm pacing combined with pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory function in patients after cardiac surgery
Objective To explore the effect of extracorporeal diaphragm pacing combined with pulmonary rehabilitation training on respiratory function and respiratory complications in patients after extracardiac surgery.Methods A total of 80 postoperative cardiac surgery patients admitted to the Department of Cardiac Intensive Care of Henan Province Chest Hospi-tal from June 2022 to June 2023 were reviewed.They were divided into a study group and a control group of 40 people each.Patients in both groups received conventional pulmonary rehabilitation training,and the study group received extra-corporeal diaphragmatic pacing therapy on this basis.Oxygenation index,respiratory index,arterial oxygen pressure,pa-tients'mechanical ventilation time,and postoperative thoracic complications,including:pleural effusion,lung infection,and pulmonary atelectasis,were observed and recorded before and after the intervention in the two groups.Results After the intervention,the oxygenation index,respiratory index,and arterial oxygen pressure were significantly improved in both groups compared with the pre-intervention period.Oxygenation index and arterial oxygen pressure were significantly high-er and respiratory index was significantly lower in the study group than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Extracorporeal diaphragmatic pacing combined with pulmonary rehabilitation training significantly improves respiratory function,shortens the duration of mechanical ventilation,and reduces the incidence of postoperative respiratorycomplications in patients undergoing extracardiac surgery.