Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease.

Description

Some patients with spinal cord injuries cannot breathe on their own and require a mechanical ventilator to assist them. Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation involves keyhole abdominal surgery (laparoscopy) to implant electrodes into the breathing muscle (diaphragm) close to its main nerve supply. Wires are connected through the skin to a battery-operated electrical stimulation system which causes the diaphragm to contract as it does in normal breathing. The aim of the procedure is to allow patients to breathe without mechanical assistance and to improve their quality of life.

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

A70.1 Implantation of neurostimulator into peripheral nerve

Y75.2 Laparoscopic approach to abdominal cavity NEC

Z53.1 Diaphragm

In addition an ICD-10 code from category J96.- Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified and a code to describe the specific type of neurological disease are assigned.

_{The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS.   The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided.  www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding}

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	IPG307 Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease: guidance	22 July 2009
	IPG307 Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease: guidance (web format)	07 April 2011
	IPG307 Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease: understanding NICE guidance	22 July 2009
	IPG307 Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)	22 July 2009
	IPG307 Defnyddio llawdriniaeth twll clo yr abdomen i osod rheolydd cyhyr anadlu: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)	11 December 2009
	IPG307 Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease: audit support	17 July 2009
	IPG307 Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease: consultation comments	17 July 2009
	Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease (interventional procedures consultation)	20 March 2009
	Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease (interventional procedures overview)	20 March 2009