The "innocent bystander" complications following esophagectomy: Atrial fibrillation, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, chylothorax, and pulmonary complications

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-123

  Force, Seth ^a  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG COMPLICATION; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 3142781353     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2004.03.009     Document Type: Review

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