| 摘要 |
A system for assisted breathing, comprising a ventilator (6) which is devised to deliver a breathing gas to a living creature (2) in order to facilitate, support and/or control the breathing of the living creature (2), is described. The respiratory musculature is weakened during treatment with a ventilator (6), long-term treatment in particular, and this results in longer treatment times, especially weaning times. These problems are solved by the invention when a stimulation apparatus (10), devised for connection to the living creature (2), is incorporated into the system for assisted breathing in order to stimulate the respiratory nervous system and/or respiratory musculature of the living creature (2). Weakening of the respiratory musculature can be reduced when the stimulation apparatus (10) is devised to emit a stimulation signal at specific intervals. <IMAGE> |
