Open AccessCritical illness polyneuropathy. Regression following cardiac operation
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Gatti,
Paolo Grassi,
L. Silvestri,
Bartolo Zingone
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2006.149575
Subject(s) - medicine , critical illness polyneuropathy , polyneuropathy , critical illness , intensive care medicine , cardiac surgery , disease , severity of illness , illness severity , critically ill , cardiology , surgery
Critical illness polyneuropathy is an acute neuromuscular disorder of severely ill patients that may also occur in complicated postoperative heart surgery course. This case report should make this disease known also as a preoperative condition that may regress following a successful cardiac operation.
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