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Nonoperative Management of Post Thoracotomy Diaphragmatic Paralysis in two Neonates
Author(s) -
AHMED SAEED,
GILL BHAGWANT
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1975.tb02287.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , diaphragm (acoustics) , paralysis , diaphragmatic breathing , surgery , anesthesia , intubation , endotracheal intubation , respiratory paralysis , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , acoustics , loudspeaker
Two neonates with diaphragmatic paralysis following thoracotomy are reported. The first was treated by prolonged endotracheal intubation with recovery of function of the paralysed diaphragm, although the baby eventually died. The second case was not much distressed by the paralysed diaphragm and therefore did not require specific treatment. The purpose of this paper is to indicate that non‐operative management of post‐thoracotomy diaphragmatic paralysis in neonates is feasible and that operative treatment, as recommended by some authors, is not always necessary.