Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances Complicating Resectional Surgery of the Lung

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Article1 October 1964Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances Complicating Resectional Surgery of the LungFRANK M. MOWRY, M.D., E. W. REYNOLDS JR., M.D.FRANK M. MOWRY, M.D., E. W. REYNOLDS JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-4-688 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAdvances in major thoracic surgery have been made possible by new surgical, diagnostic, and anesthetic techniques and by a more complete understanding of the complications of thoracotomy. Baily and Betts (1) and Currens, White, and Churchill (2) emphasized the importance of cardiac rhythm disturbance as a potentially serious complication of thoracotomy. The incidence of arrhythmia after resectional lung surgery has been studied extensively (1-6), and various prophylactic regimens have been proposed (4, 5, 7-9). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FRANK M. MOWRY, M.D.; E. W. REYNOLDSJR., M.D.Affiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Frank M. Mowry, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. 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