Abstract |
Phrenic nerve injury is a recognized and severe complication after cardiac surgery. Diaphragmatic paralysis leads to difficulty of weaning the child from the ventilator surgical plication is an easy and safe procedure that result in early clinical and physiological improvements.
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Authors | Abdelfettah Abid, Mounir Dhiab, Skander Ben Omrane, Inçaf Meddeb, Nadia Gharsallah-Slama, Taoufik Kalfat, Adel Khayati |
Journal | La Tunisie medicale
(Tunis Med)
Vol. 83
Issue 3
Pg. 179-81
(Mar 2005)
ISSN: 0041-4131 [Print] Tunisia |
Vernacular Title | Paralysie phrenique apres chirurgie cardiaque pediatrique: interet de la plicature diaphragmatique. A propos de deux cas. |
PMID | 15929450
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
(adverse effects)
- Child
- Diaphragm
(surgery)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Defects, Congenital
(surgery)
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Phrenic Nerve
(injuries)
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Paralysis
(etiology, surgery)
- Tetralogy of Fallot
(surgery)
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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