Neurological complications of chest surgery
Evidence-based neurology checklist on neurological complications of chest surgery: Brachial plexus damage Stretch injury: from sternal retraction Compression: by fractured first rib at median sternotomy Damage at mediastinoscopy Damage at scalene node biopsy Nerve injuries at sternoscopy Central…
Brachial plexus damage
- Stretch injury: from sternal retraction
- Compression: by fractured first rib at median sternotomy
- Damage at mediastinoscopy
- Damage at scalene node biopsy
Nerve injuries at sternoscopy
Central nervous system complications
References
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