TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis following paediatric cardiac surgery
T2 - Experience of four cases at the royal hospital, Muscat, Oman
AU - Al-Hanshi, Said A.M.
AU - Al-Ghafri, Mohammed H.R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Sultan Qaboos University. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (BDP) is a rare complication of paediatric cardiac surgery. We report four children who developed BDP following cardiac surgery who were managed at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between 2009 and 2014. All four children suffered severe respiratory distress soon after extubation and required re-intubation within two hours. In addition, all of the children underwent a tracheostomy as an interim method for ventilation. The four children were successfully weaned from positive pressure ventilation following the functional recovery of at least one side of the diaphragm.
AB - Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (BDP) is a rare complication of paediatric cardiac surgery. We report four children who developed BDP following cardiac surgery who were managed at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between 2009 and 2014. All four children suffered severe respiratory distress soon after extubation and required re-intubation within two hours. In addition, all of the children underwent a tracheostomy as an interim method for ventilation. The four children were successfully weaned from positive pressure ventilation following the functional recovery of at least one side of the diaphragm.
KW - Cardiac surgical procedures
KW - Case series
KW - Diaphragmatic paralysis
KW - Heart disease
KW - Oman
KW - Paediatrics
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U2 - 10.18295/squmj.2017.17.03.013
DO - 10.18295/squmj.2017.17.03.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 29062558
AN - SCOPUS:85031286915
SN - 2075-051X
VL - 17
SP - e334-e338
JO - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
IS - 3
ER -