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Effect of Phrenic Nerve Palsy on Early Postoperative Lung Function After Pneumonectomy: A Prospective Study  Gregor J. Kocher, MD, Karl Mauss, MD, Giovanni.

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1 Effect of Phrenic Nerve Palsy on Early Postoperative Lung Function After Pneumonectomy: A Prospective Study  Gregor J. Kocher, MD, Karl Mauss, MD, Giovanni L. Carboni, MD, Beatrix Hoksch, MD, Roland Kuster, MD, Sebastian R. Ott, MD, Ralph A. Schmid, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 96, Issue 6, Pages (December 2013) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The epidural catheter (C) for the lidocaine administration is placed on the apical pericardial surface adjacent to the phrenic nerve (PN). (SVC = superior vena cava.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Flow chart of the prospective investigational study. *One patient was excluded because of suspected catheter dislocation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Chest x-ray of a 55-year-old patient (A) on postoperative day 1 after left pneumonectomy and (B) 3 years later, demonstrating hyperinflation of the remaining lung with consequently increased contact surface between the lung and the diaphragm. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

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