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Interpleural analgesia and phrenic nerve paralysis
Author(s) -
LAUDER G. R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb06951.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , paralysis , phrenic nerve , surgery , discontinuation , respiratory system , anatomy
Summary A case of phrenic nerve paralysis following interpleural analgesia for cholecystectomy is reported. The pre‐operative chest X ray was normal but chest X ray after cholecystectomy and interpleural analgesia revealed a raised right hemidiaphragm. This resolved after discontinuation of the interpleural analgesia and was probably a result of phrenic nerve paralysis produced by the interpleural local anaesthetic.