Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
The incident rate of vocal cord paralysis varies greatly depending on the cause of paralysis as well as if it's unilateral or bilateral, for this poster we will be focusing on unilateral paralysis. From 1985 to 1995 cancer was the primary cause for vocal cord paralysis, however this shifted to primarily iatrogenic surgical injury from 1996 to 2005. In another study it was found that idiopathic paralysis and tumors to both be the primary cause (31.11% respectively), with surgery consisting of 28.89%, and trauma, brain problems, systemic disease and other causes being 2.2%.
Keywords
Vocal Cord Paralysis, Postoperative Complications, Case Reports, Dysphonia, Voice Disorders, Dysphagia, Laryngoscopy
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Investigative Techniques | Medicine and Health Sciences | Otolaryngology | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Diagnosis Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Investigative Techniques Commons, Otolaryngology Commons, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons
Case Report: Vocal Cord Paralysis in the ED
The incident rate of vocal cord paralysis varies greatly depending on the cause of paralysis as well as if it's unilateral or bilateral, for this poster we will be focusing on unilateral paralysis. From 1985 to 1995 cancer was the primary cause for vocal cord paralysis, however this shifted to primarily iatrogenic surgical injury from 1996 to 2005. In another study it was found that idiopathic paralysis and tumors to both be the primary cause (31.11% respectively), with surgery consisting of 28.89%, and trauma, brain problems, systemic disease and other causes being 2.2%.