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Right vocal cord paralysis after internal jugular vein cannulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. W. Sim  and
M. R. I. Robertson
D. W. Sim*
Affiliation:
Glasgow
M. R. I. Robertson
Affiliation:
Senior Registrar, Haematology Department, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
*
Dr. D. W. Sim, M.Sc, F.R.C.S., Otolaryngology Unit, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9EN.
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Abstract

Neurological complications are rare after central venous cannulation. We report a case of right vocal cord paralysis after internal jugular vein cannulation. The mechanism of neural injury is discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 4 , April 1989 , pp. 424
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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