Perioperative factors related to the severity of vocal cord paralysis after thoracic cardiovascular surgery: A retrospective review

BACKGROUND: Vocal cord paralysis (VCP) is a rare complication of thoracic cardiovascular surgery. In severe cases, life-threatening airway obstruction may occur. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence and severity of VCP among patients who underwent thoracic cardiovascular surgery and to identify poss...

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Published in:Eur J Anaesthesiol
Main Authors: Taenaka, Hiroki, Shibata, Sho Carl, Okitsu, Kenta, Iritakenishi, Takeshi, Imada, Tatsuyuki, Uchiyama, Akinori, Fujino, Yuji
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009- 2017
Subjects:
Airway Management
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466017/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28590308
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EJA.0000000000000648
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