Permanent diaphragm paralysis after shoulder rotator cuff repair: interscalene block is not the only factor

Anesthesiology. 2014 Apr;120(4):1054-6. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000128.

Authors

Vishal Uppal¹, Rakesh V Sondekoppam, Sugantha Ganapathy

Affiliation

¹ University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (V.U.). vishal.uppal3@gmail.com.

PMID: 24694855
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000128

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Diaphragm / innervation*
Humans
Male
Nerve Block / adverse effects*
Phrenic Nerve / surgery*
Respiratory Paralysis / etiology*
Respiratory Paralysis / surgery*
Shoulder / surgery*