Phrenic nerve stimulation increases human diaphragm fiber force after cardiothoracic surgery

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct 1;190(7):837-9. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201405-0993LE.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Diaphragm / physiology*
  • Electric Stimulation / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Care / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phrenic Nerve / physiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*