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Early diaphragmatic plication after cardiac surgery: a case report in an obese patient

BACKGROUND: Diaphragmatic plication to help ventilation weaning of an adult obese patient after cardiac surgery is very uncommon. Diaphragm paralysis is usually treated with conservative measures and ventilator support, after which surgical management is considered after months of medical monitoring...

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Autores principales: Lafrenière-Bessi, Valérie, Jacques, Frédéric, Baillot, Richard, Bussières, Jean, Ugalde, Paola A., Langevin, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30257688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0780-z