Bilateral diaphragm paralysis after simultaneous cardiac surgery and Nuss procedure in the infant
The case of a 15-month-old boy with bilateral diaphragm paralysis after simultaneous cardiac surgery for tetralogy of Fallot, and Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum, is presented. Extubated one day after his first operation, the boy suffered severe respiratory distress soon after, due to bilateral...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576614001602 |