Bilateral diaphragm paralysis following cardiac surgery in children: 10-Years' experience

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1222-1226

  Dagan, Ovadia ^a,b   Nimri, Revital ^a,b   Katz, Yakov ^a,b   Birk, Einat ^a,b   Vidne, Bernardo ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bilateral conservative treatment; Cardiac surgery; Diaphragm paralysis; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747158465     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0207-5     Document Type: Article

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