Severe incisional pain and long thoracic nerve injury after port-access minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
The authors describe the occurrence of severe postoperative pain and long thoracic nerve injury after Port-Access minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. The potential for these events and the impact on postoperative hospitalization and rehabilitation are emphasized.
Chaney
M A
MA
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA. mchaney@airway2.uchicago.edu
Morales
M
M
Bakhos
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013900:Thoracic Nerves / Q000293:injuries*