Successful Left Phrenic Nerve Block for Intractable Hiccups in a Patient With LVAD-Induced Diaphragmatic Irritation

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt A):2544-2547. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.07.044. Epub 2021 Jul 30.

Authors

Daneel Patoli¹, Ronny Cheuk-Kit Chan², Avery Tung², Maunak Rana²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 34598866
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.07.044

No abstract available

Keywords: LVAD; diaphragm; heart failure; interscalene; irritation; phrenic nerve block.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Conduction*
Diaphragm / diagnostic imaging
Hiccup* / etiology
Hiccup* / therapy
Humans
Nerve Block* / adverse effects
Phrenic Nerve