Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility After Prolonged Endotracheal Intubation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are life-saving treatments for acute respiratory failure but are complicated by significant rates of dyspnea and dysphonia after extubation. Unilateral vocal fold immobility (UVFI) after extubation can alter respiration and phonation, but its incidence, risk factors, and pathophysiology remain unclear.

Objectives

To determine the incidence of UVFI after prolonged (>12 hours) mechanical ventilation in a medical intensive care unit and investigate associated clinical risk factors for UVFI after prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Design, setting, and participants

This subgroup analysis of a prospective cohort study was conducted in a single-center medical intensive care unit from August 17, 2017, through May 31

SUBMITTER: Campbell BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990766 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature