Severe incisional pain and long thoracic nerve injury after port-access minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

M A Chaney; M Morales; M Bakhos

doi:10.1097/00000539-200008000-00007

Severe incisional pain and long thoracic nerve injury after port-access minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Anesth Analg. 2000 Aug;91(2):288-90. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200008000-00007.

Authors

M A Chaney¹, M Morales, M Bakhos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 10910833
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200008000-00007

Abstract

The authors describe the occurrence of severe postoperative pain and long thoracic nerve injury after Port-Access minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. The potential for these events and the impact on postoperative hospitalization and rehabilitation are emphasized.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Prolapse / surgery
Pain, Postoperative*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
Thoracic Nerves / injuries*