Interpleural analgesia and phrenic nerve paralysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of phrenic nerve paralysis following interpleural analgesia for cholecystectomy is reported. The pre-operative chest X ray was normal but chest X ray after cholecystectomy and interpleural analgesia revealed a raised right hemidiaphragm. This resolved after discontinuation of the interpleural analgesia and was probably a result of phrenic nerve paralysis produced by the interpleural local anaesthetic.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesia
- Bupivacaine
- Paralysis
- Phrenic Nerve
- Pleura