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Cardiology in the young · Apr 2017
Ultrasound for diaphragmatic dysfunction in postoperative cardiac children.
- Hussam K Hamadah, Mohamed S Kabbani, Mahmoud Elbarbary, Omar Hijazi, Ghassan Shaath, Sameh Ismail, Ammar M H Qadi, Hayan AlTaweel, and Abdulraouf Jijeh.
- 1Section of Pediatric Cardiac ICU,King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center,King Abdulaziz Medical City,Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Cardiol Young. 2017 Apr 1; 27 (3): 452-458.
AbstractIntroduction The use of ultrasound for assessing diaphragmatic dysfunction after paediatric cardiac surgery may be under-utilised. This study aimed to evaluate the role of bedside ultrasound performed by an intensivist to diagnose diaphragmatic dysfunction and the need for plication after paediatric cardiac surgery.
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