Prevention of post operative phrenic nerve palsy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 225-229

  Puri, Deepak ^a   Puri, N ^b   Gupta, P K ^b   Dhaliwal, R S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

anatomy; frost bitten; Hemidiaphragm elevation; palsy; Phrenic nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952318554     PISSN: 09709134     EISSN: 09737723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-001-0020-2     Document Type: Article

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