Application of External Diaphragm Pacemaker Combined with Resistance Breathing Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Respiratory Failure
WANG Xialing, YANG Yang, ZHANG Yan
The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Inner Mongolia Hohhot 010030, China
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the effects of external diaphragm pacemaker (EDP) combined with resistance breathing training on lung function and quality of life in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure. Methods: According to a random number table, 120 patients with stable COPD and respiratory failure admitted to in the hospital were prospectively enrolled into control group (routine intervention combined with pursed-lip abdominal breathing training, n=60) and experimental group (EDP combined with resistance breathing training based on routine nursing, n=60) between March 2021 and March 2024. All patients were intervened for 8 weeks. Before and after intervention, lung function including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), and ratio of FEV1 to FVC (FEV1/FVC%), physiology of respiratory muscles including maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) and maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, 6-min walking test (6MWT) and quality of life, COPD assessment test (CAT), as well as the satisfaction rates of patients in the two groups were observed. Results: After intervention, FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%, MEP, MIP and 6MWT distance were significantly increased in both groups, and which were significantly higher in experimental group than control group (P<0.05). After intervention, difference values of FVC (-0.69±0.19L vs -0.15±0.08L), FEV1 (-0.49±0.17L vs -0.21±0.12L), FEV1/FVC% (-10.62±2.57 vs -4.12±1.45), MEP (-0.82±0.23 Pa vs -0.51±0.17Pa ), MIP (-0.48±0.15 Pa vs -0.38±0.11 Pa) and 6MWT distance (-138.76±16.84 m vs -115.86±14.37 m) in experimental group were greater than those in control group (P<0.05). After intervention, scores of mMRC and CAT were significantly decreased in both groups, and which were significantly lower in experimental group than control group (P<0.05). Before and after intervention, difference values of mMRC (1.39±0.28 points vs 0.60±0.17 points) and CAT (14.01±2.64 points vs 11.34±1.86 points) scores in experimental group were greater than those in control group (P<0.05). After intervention, the satisfaction rate in experimental group was significantly higher than that in control group (95.00% vs 81.67%, P<0.05). Conclusion: EDP combined with resistance breathing training can enhance lung function, relieve respiratory failure symptoms, improve exercise tolerance, quality of life and satisfaction rate in patients with COPD and respiratory failure.
王侠龄, 杨扬, 张琰. 体外隔肌起搏仪联合阻力呼吸训练在慢性阻塞性肺疾病伴呼吸衰竭患者的应用分析[J]. 河北医学, 2025, 31(2): 315-320.
WANG Xialing, YANG Yang, ZHANG Yan. Application of External Diaphragm Pacemaker Combined with Resistance Breathing Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Respiratory Failure. HeBei Med, 2025, 31(2): 315-320.