Capnography as an aid in localizing the phrenic nerve in brachial plexus surgery. Technical note

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To determine whether monitoring end- tidal Carbon Dioxide (capnography) can be used to reliably identify the phrenic nerve during the supraclavicular exploration for brachial plexus injury.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p&...

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Main Authors: Agarwal Anil, Bhagat Hemant, Sharma Manish S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
Online Access:http://www.jbppni.com/content/3/1/14