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    Table 1 Abbreviations

    Abbreviation

    Definition

    ABD

    Avery Biomedical Devices

    ASIA

    American Spinal Injury Association

    CHS

    Central hypoventilation syndrome

    CCHS

    Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

    ISCIQoLBDS

    International spinal cord injury quality of life basic data set

    IQR

    Interquartile range

    MV

    Mechanical ventilation

    PN

    Phrenic nerve

    PNP

    Phrenic nerve pacing

    RI

    Respiratory tract infection

    SCI

    Spinal cord injury

    SD

    Standard deviation

    SF-36

    36-item short form health survey

    SWLS

    Satisfaction with life scale

    VATS

    Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery