Vocal cord palsy as a complication of adult cardiac surgery: Surgical correlations and analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 773-775

  Dimarakis, Ioannis ^a   Protopapas, Aristotle D ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Complication; Internal thoracic artery risk management; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 4644338137     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.06.003     Document Type: Review

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