Time course of recovery from frostbitten phrenics after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis developed in a patient after coronary artery bypass graft surgery during which cold cardioplegia was used. The patient's progress and eventual recovery over an 18-month period is described, with particular reference to chest wall motion and respiratory pressure measurements.
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Division of Thoracic Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. 55905.
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D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors