Successful plication for postoperative diaphragmatic paralysis in an adult.
Diaphragmatic paralysis developed in an adult after a cardiac operation. The patient suffered from recurrent fevers and could not be weaned from mechanical ventilatory support. Diaphragmatic plication was performed and enabled rapid and sustained weaning from respiratory support.
Department of Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.
L R
LR
Glassman
F C
FC
Spencer
F G
FG
Baumann
F V
FV
Adams
S B
SB
Colvin
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000379:methods*