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[Diaphragmatic paralysis after cardiac surgery in children: value of plication]
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[Diaphragmatic paralysis after cardiac surgery in children: value of plication]
[Article in
French]
Tunis Med.
2005 Mar.
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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