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Transient diaphragmatic paralysis by continuous para-phrenic infusion of bupivacaine: a novel technique for the management of residual spaces.

Clavero JM, Cheyre JE, Solovera ME, Aparicio RP

Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. jclavero@med.puc.cl

Space problems are a common complication after thoracic surgery. Different procedures have been used to manage them. We describe a novel technique using transient diaphragmatic paralysis by continuous para-phrenic infusion of bupivacaine.

Published 19 February 2007 in Ann Thorac Surg, 83(3): 1216-8.
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