Purpose Diaphragmatic dysfunction (DD) has a high incidence in critically ill patients and is
an under-recognized cause of respiratory failure and prolonged weaning from mechanical …

Postoperative pulmonary complications are the most frequent and significant contributor to
morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with hospitalization. Interestingly, despite the …

Objective: Subclavian vein catheterization may cause various complications. We compared
the real-time ultrasound-guided subclavian vein cannulation vs. the landmark method in …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to characterize the occurrence of phrenic nerve
injury (PNI) and its outcome after radiofrequency (RF) ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Background Severe diaphragmatic dysfunction can prolong mechanical ventilation after
cardiac surgery. An ultrasonographic criterion for diagnosing severe diaphragmatic …

Respiratory muscles are the only skeletal muscles vital to life. Surgical procedures can
aVect the respiratory muscles by a number of pathophysiological mechanisms including …

Background According to some reports, left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic
nerve injury may occur following cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study was to document …

Phrenic nerve injury and diaphragmatic dysfunction can be induced by cardiac operation.
The clinical consequences are not well-established. We evaluated 13 consecutive patients …

Background and study objective Phrenic nerve injury may occur after cardiac surgery;
however, its cause has not been extensively investigated with electrophysiology. The …

Objective: To describe the physiologic alterations, evaluation, and hemodynamic
management of patients in the first 24 hrs after cardiac surgery. Design: A brief review of …