Diaphragmatic palsy after cardiac surgical procedures in patients with congenital heart

• Main Authors: Talwar Sachin (Author), Agarwala Sandeep (Author), Mittal Chander (Author), Choudhary Shiv (Author), Airan Balram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paralysis of diaphragm on one or, exceptionally, both sides is a common cause of delayed recovery and excessive morbidity following pediatric cardiac surgery. The consequences of this complication after all forms of congenital heart surgery in newborns and young infants can be potentially serious. T...