Bilateral vocal cord paralysis after severe blunt head injury—A cause of failed extubation
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 15 (7) , 701-702
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198707000-00015
Abstract
A case of posterior fossa epidural hematoma causing bilateral vocal cord paralysis (BVCP) is presented. BVCP was responsible for two failed trials of extubation. For this reason and for long-term management, tracheostomy was performed. Laryngeal function returned 40 days after injury, allowing rapid decannulation.Keywords
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