A prospective study of phrenic nerve damage after cardiac surgery in children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 728-734

  Ross Russell, Robert I ^a   Helms, Peter J ^b   Elliott, Martin J ^c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Intensive care; Phrenic nerve injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG HILUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE INJURY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 43349101464     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0977-4     Document Type: Article

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