What Happens in (the) Vagus, Stays in (the) Vagus
| Autor: | Curt Tribble, Nicholas R. Teman, Stephen L. Derryberry, Shawn Shah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Cardiothoracic surgeons General surgery Medical school Vagus Nerve 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Vagus nerve 03 medical and health sciences Postoperative Complications 0302 clinical medicine Vagus Nerve Injuries Malpractice Humans Medicine Surgery 030212 general & internal medicine Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | The Heart Surgery Forum. 23:E335-E342 |
| ISSN: | 1522-6662 1098-3511 |
| DOI: | 10.1532/hsf.3073 |
| Popis: | Many cardiothoracic operations put the nerves of the thorax at risk. In fact, nerve injuries are one of the most common reasons cited in malpractice cases brought against cardiothoracic surgeons. While all physicians learn about the nerves of the thorax during anatomy courses in medical school, little is written about avoiding injury to these important nerves in the cardiothoracic surgical literature. We have, therefore, embarked on an effort to collate information on the anatomy, function, and protection of these nerves, with which every cardiothoracic surgeon should be familiar. We will call this effort “The Nerve Protection Project.” Acknowledging that the material to be covered is considerable, we will break the project into a series of editorials. The first installment in this series will address the anatomy and function of the vagus nerve and the protection of this nerve and its branches during cardiothoracic surgical operations, as they are in harm’s way during many of these procedures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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