TY - GEN AU - Salwa Mohamed Bahaa ElDeen ElSobkey AU - Ann Ali Abd El Kader , AU - Mohamed Magdy Gomaa Mostafa , AU - Nagwa Mohamed Hamed Badr , TI - Effect of low level laser irradiation on phrenic nerve palsy after open - heart surgery / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Salwa Mohamed Bahaa ElDeen ElSobkey , KW - low level laser KW - open - heart surgery KW - phrenic nerve palsy N1 - Thesis (PH.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Physical Therapy - Department Of Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders; Issued also as CD N2 - Phrenic nerve injury is a well known complication after open - heart surgeriesThis complication can , unfortunately , affect the out come of the operation although it is from surgical point of view is completely succeededPresent study aimed to detect the incidence of this complication in an Egyptian hospital , study the possible risk factors responsible for this complication , recognize the consequence of this injurynd found out if low power laser irradiation could be effective therapeutic measure enhancing PN recoveryStudy was conducted in cardio - thoracic department , Kasr AL - Aini hospital , Faculty of medicine , Cairo UniversityThis department has advantage of high variable rate of patientsIt resembles one of the greatest department in that specialty in EgyptStudy was continued for 19 months from December 2003 to July 2005study group (75 patients) were subjected to pre and post - operative evaluative measures to diagnose PN injured patientsThese evaluative measures included nerve conduction study , ventilatory function tests and plain chest X - ray UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -