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.
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA. mchaney@airway2.uchicago.edu
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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*