Diaphragm Paralysis After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: An STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Study.
Fraser CD 3rd, Ravekes W, Thibault D, Scully B, Chiswell K, Giuliano K, Hill KD, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Kutty S, Vricella L, Hibino N.
Fraser CD 3rd, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul;112(1):139-146. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.175. Epub 2020 Aug 5.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2021.
PMID: 32763270
BACKGROUND: Previous single-center studies of diaphragm paralysis (DP) after pediatric cardiac surgery report incidence of 0.3% to 12.8% and associate DP with respiratory complications, prolonged ventilation and length of stay, and mortality. To better …
BACKGROUND: Previous single-center studies of diaphragm paralysis (DP) after pediatric cardiac surgery report incidence …