Sánchez Castilla M, López Martínez J, Rodríguez Tato P, Asuero de Lis M S
Servicio de Anestesia y Reanimación, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, España.
Nutr Hosp. 1995 Nov-Dec;10(6):377-8.
The complications derived from the puncture and catheterization of the veins of the neck, cause symptoms and signs on physical examination which facilitate their diagnosis. The phrenic paralysis which we present, is characterized by few accompanying symptoms, with the elevation of the hemidiaphragm being a radiological finding. The suspicion is confirmed by fluoroscopy. We reviewed the mechanisms, the cases described in the literature, and the possible risk factors.
