Management of residual pleural space after lung resection: fully controllable paralysis of the diaphragm through continuous phrenic nerve block | Zendy

Miriam Patella | Zendy; Andrea Saporito | Zendy; Francesco Mongelli | Zendy; Ramon Pini | Zendy; Rolf Inderbitzi | Zendy; Stefano Cafarotti | Zendy

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Management of residual pleural space after lung resection: fully controllable paralysis of the diaphragm through continuous phrenic nerve block

Author(s) -

Miriam Patella,

Andrea Saporito,

Francesco Mongelli,

Ramon Pini,

Rolf Inderbitzi,

Stefano Cafarotti

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.27

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , phrenic nerve , diaphragm (acoustics) , anesthesia , paralysis , lung , catheter , intercostal space , ropivacaine , respiratory system , anatomy , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker

Residual pleural space after lung resection associated with air leak is a challenging issue, potentially causing serious complications. We report a new, postoperative technique to reduce the pleural space, inducing a controlled and reversible paralysis of the diaphragm.

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