Neurological complications of chest surgery
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Neurological complications of chest surgery. Stretch injury: from sternal retraction. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
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
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Central nervous system complications
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References
- Liveson JA. Peripheral Neurology: Case Studies. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Oxford 2000 p311.
- Shiono S, Abiko M, Sato T. Postoperative complications in elderly patients after lung cancer surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013; 16:819-823.
- Shigemura N, Sclabassi RJ, Bhama JK, et al. Early major neurologic complications after lung transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and outcome. Transplantation 2013; 95:866-871.
