Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after cardiac surgery: Ventilatory assistance by nasal mask continuous positive airway pressure

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-79

  Hoch, B ^a   Zschocke, A ^a   Barth, H ^a   Leonhardt, A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis; Nasal mask CPAP; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SWEATING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOTOMY;

DIAPHRAGM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 0035123632     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010162     Document Type: Article

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