Cord medialisation in unilateral vocal fold paralysis improves forced vital capacity.

Alok Thakar Shashikant Anil PolArvind Kumar Kairo

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)

Objective improvement in FVC is consistently noted in post vocal fold medialisation for ULVFP and is probably mediated by increased glottic expiratory resistance and consequent improvement in intrinsic PEEP.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation