Diaphragmatic plication offers functional improvement in dyspnoea and better pulmonary function with low morbidity

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-508

  Gazala, Sayf ^a   Hunt, Ian ^b   Bédard, Eric L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaphragm paralysis; Diaphragm plication; Thoracotomy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DIAPHRAGMATIC PLICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

DIAPHRAGM; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869475182     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs238     Document Type: Article

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