Brachial plexopathy after prone positioning

Two cases of brachial plexus injury after prone position in the intensive care unit are described. Mechanisms of brachial plexus injury are described, as are methods for prevention of this unusual complication.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goettler, Claudia E, Pryor, John P, Reilly, Patrick M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC153436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12493078
Descripción
Sumario:Two cases of brachial plexus injury after prone position in the intensive care unit are described. Mechanisms of brachial plexus injury are described, as are methods for prevention of this unusual complication.

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