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Objective: To examine whether, by enhancing breathing depth and expectoration, early use of breathingsynchronised electrical stimulation of the abdominal muscles (abdominal functional electrical stimulation, AFES) is able to reduce pulmonary complications during the acute phase of tetraplegia.