Time course of recovery from frostbitten phrenics after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis developed in a patient after coronary artery bypass graft surgery during which cold cardioplegia was used. The patient's progress and eventual recovery over an 18-month period is described, with particular reference to chest wall motion and respiratory pressure measurements.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Arrest, Induced
- Hypothermia, Induced
- Phrenic Nerve
- Respiratory Paralysis