Monitoring diaphragmatic response to phrenic nerve stimulation
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for monitoring diaphragmatic response to phrenic nerve stimulation. The method comprises receiving in real-time a diaphragmatic CMAP signal. The method comprises computing a baseline value of a characteristic of the CMAP signal. The characteristic represents a diaphragmatic response intensity to a phrenic nerve stimulation. The method comprises determining a threshold value of the characteristic, representing a boundary of values of the characteristic indicative of upcoming diaphragmatic palsy. The determining of the threshold value includes shifting the baseline value. The method comprises receiving in real-time a ECG signal. The method comprises repeating in real-time: detecting a QRS complex in the ECG signal, monitoring the CMAP signal, computing a real-time value of the characteristic, comparing the real-time value to the threshold value, and outputting an alert when the threshold is passed. The real-time value of the characteristic is asynchronous to the QRS complex.
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