Postoperative bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and subsequent anaesthesia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is described of a 56-year-old man who developed bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis following surgery remote from the course of the phrenic nerves. This rare complication is reviewed and the management of subsequent anaesthesia described.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia
- Phrenic Nerve
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Paralysis