Olopade C O, Staats B A
Division of Thoracic Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. 55905.
Chest. 1991 May;99(5):1112-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.99.5.1112.
Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis developed in a patient after coronary artery bypass graft surgery during which cold cardioplegia was used. The patient's progress and eventual recovery over an 18-month period is described, with particular reference to chest wall motion and respiratory pressure measurements.