A Case of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Due to Subglottic Pressure Injury after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report.
10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.3.191
- Author:
Gyu Sik CHOI
1
;
Sang Hoon KIM
;
Jae Hyung LEE
;
You Lim KIM
;
Ji Hyun LEE
;
Young Woo JANG
;
Eun Sun CHEONG
;
Jong Kwan JUNG
;
Byoung Hoon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hoonakr@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
endotracheal intubation;
bilateral vocal cord paralysis;
nerve compression
- MeSH:
Intubation, Intratracheal;
Neck;
Neuromuscular Diseases;
Pneumonia;
Respiration, Artificial;
Vocal Cord Paralysis;
Vocal Cords
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2011;26(3):191-195
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis may occur as a result of mechanical injury during neck surgery, nerve compression by endotracheal intubation or mass, trauma, and neuromuscular diseases. However, only a few cases of bilateral vocal cord paralysis have occurred following short-term endotracheal intubation. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis subsequent to extubation after endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation due to severe pneumonia for 2 days.
