Randomized controlled study to evaluate the safety and clinical impact of percutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in patients with severe COVID-19

Introduction: A severe course of COVID-19 is characterized by a hyperinflammatory state resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome or even multi-organ failure along a derailed sympatho-vagal balance.Methods: In this prospective, randomized study, we evaluate the hypothesis that percutaneous mi...

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Main Authors: Tamara Seitz, Franziska Bergmayr, Reinhard Kitzberger, Johannes Holbik, Alexander Grieb, Julian Hind, Felix Lucny, Alexander Tyercha, Stephanie Neuhold, Claus Krenn, Christoph Wenisch, Alexander Zoufaly, Eugenijus Kaniusas, József Constantin Széles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1223347/full