Diaphragm paralysis has been reported radiologically after cardiac surgery with an incidence ranging from 30% to 75% of patients. We studied 100 consecutive patients undergoing open heart ...

Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...

Using the optimal NE column parameters, we investigated four patients with diaphragm paralysis, one of whom required positive pressure ventilation while in the MR scanner, to show the utility of ...

Recent research has focused on optimizing BPB techniques to minimize complications, particularly diaphragmatic paralysis, which can occur with traditional interscalene blocks. Studies have ...

The diaphragm is the main muscle we use to pull oxygen into the lungs. It is not affected by the muscle paralysis that occurs during sleep, allowing us to breathe while sleeping. But other ...

I can cough by myself, and I have to get someone to help push my diaphragm. My hands don't ... It's so weird, because I'm paralyzed, but the parts of me that are paralyzed are still moving on ...