title: Mononeuritis multiplex: a complication of open-heart surgery.
abstract: A prospective examination of all patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass in one unit revealed that a number of peripheral nerve lesions occurred during the postoperative period. These were documented over a period of 20 months with follow-up of those patients so affected.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009443:Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors