TY - JOUR
T1 - Phrenic nerve injury during cardiac surgery: mechanisms, management and prevention
AU - Aguirre, Victor J
AU - Sinha, Priyanka
AU - Zimmet, Adam
AU - Lee, Geraldine Anne
AU - Kwa, Lachlan
AU - Rosenfeldt, Franklin Lawrence
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Phrenic nerve injury is a well-recognised complication of cardiac surgery that can lead to disabling effects from diaphragmatic dysfunction, especially in children and patients with a history of chronic obstructive airway disease. Various mechanisms of injury have been recognised including hypothermia, mechanical trauma and possibly ischaemia. A clear understanding of these mechanisms is important in order to modify surgical techniques to prevent this serious complication of cardiac surgery. ? 2013.
AB - Phrenic nerve injury is a well-recognised complication of cardiac surgery that can lead to disabling effects from diaphragmatic dysfunction, especially in children and patients with a history of chronic obstructive airway disease. Various mechanisms of injury have been recognised including hypothermia, mechanical trauma and possibly ischaemia. A clear understanding of these mechanisms is important in order to modify surgical techniques to prevent this serious complication of cardiac surgery. ? 2013.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1443950613010561
U2 - 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.06.010
M3 - Article
SN - 1443-9506
VL - 22
SP - 895
EP - 902
JO - Heart Lung and Circulation
JF - Heart Lung and Circulation
IS - 11
ER -