Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after open heart surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 785-786

  Tamayo, E ^a   Alvarez, F J ^a   Florez, S ^a   Fulquet, E ^a   Fernandez, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures, adverse effects; Hypothermia, innduced adverse effects; Phrenic nerve injuries; Postoperative complications, etiology; Respiratory paralysis, etiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LIMB; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; SEDATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

AORTIC VALVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 0035211945     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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