Ventilation and exercise performance after phrenic nerve and multiple intercostal nerve transfers for avulsed brachial plexus injury

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3434-3439

  Chuang, Ming Lung ^a   Chuang, David C C ^b   Lin, I Feng ^c   Vintch, Janine R E ^d   Ker, Jean J W ^a   Tsao, Thomas C Y ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Diaphragmatic paralysis; Postoperative; Preoperative; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE INTERCOSTAL NERVE TRANSFER; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE TRANSFER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 28144441053     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3434     Document Type: Article

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