51. The use of bedside critical care US to detect occult diaphragmatic paresis in post-operative cardiac children

Diaphragmatic dysfunctions after pediatric cardiac surgery are not rare. The use of bedside diaphragmatic US to evaluate motion abnormalities was reported in small series of children. To evaluate the role of bedside US performed in PCICU by intensivist in detecting occult diaphragm dysfunction after...

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Main Authors: Hussam Hamadah, Mohamed Kabbani, Mahmoud Elbarbary, Sameh Ismail, Ghassan Shaath, Abdularaouf Jijeh, Ammar Qadi, Hayan Al Taweel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515002912