Open AccessEarly diagnosis of diaphragm palsy after pediatric cardiac surgery and outcome after diaphragm plication - A single-center experience
Author(s) -
Divyakant Parmar,
Jigar Panchal,
Neha Parmar,
Pankaj Garg,
Amit Mishra,
Jigar Surti,
Kartik Patel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_171_19
Subject(s) - medicine , single center , diaphragm (acoustics) , prospective cohort study , mechanical ventilation , surgery , anesthesia , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
The aims of our prospective observational study were to evaluate the (1) reliability of clinical signs in the early detection of diaphragm palsy (DP); (2) reliability of ultrasonography using echo machine as a bedside tool for the diagnosis of DP; and (3) does early diaphragm plication result in the improved outcome? We also sought to determine the incidence and predominant risk factors for DP and diaphragm plication at our center.