Intensive Care Medicine

June 2011, Volume 37, Issue 6, pp 1048–1049 | Cite as

Treatment of persistent hiccups with transcutaneous phrenic and vagal nerve stimulation

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• Sebastian Schulz-Stübner
• Franz Kehl

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Keywords

Rocuronium Phrenic Nerve Critical Care Unit Vagal Nerve Stimulation Phrenic Nerve Stimulation 

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   Aravot DJ, Wright G, Rees A, Maiwand OM, Garland MH (1989) Noninvasive phrenic nerve stimulation for intractable hiccups. Lancet 28:1047CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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   Payne BR, Tiel RL, Payne MS, Fisch B (2005) Vagus nerve stimulation for chronic intractable hiccups. Case report. J Neurosurg 102:935–937PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

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Authors and Affiliations

• Sebastian Schulz-Stübner
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• Franz Kehl
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1. 1.Klinik für Anästhesie und IntensivmedizinStädtisches Klinikum KarlsruheKarlsruheGermany