… vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) after congenital cardiothoracic surgery… after congenital
cardiothoracic surgery in a meta-analysis. … The population of patients with vocal fold paralysis in …

… Even limiting our cohort to patients who underwent only a cardiac procedure (… patients who
developed paralysis post cardiac surgery, finding a 35% recovery rate (n = 28/80) in patients …

… %) patients had persistent vocal fold paralysis with a median follow-up time of 16.4 months.
Twenty-five (45%) of 55 patients … Twenty-nine (27%) of the 109 patients underwent surgical …

… The incidence of vocal fold paralysis after cardiothoracic … 140 patients suffered from temporary
vocal fold paralysis and 4… vocal fold check before and after cardiothoracic surgery. This is …

… in patients with UVFP secondary to cardiothoracic surgery who did or did not undergo IL. …
vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) can occur in 10% to 26% of patients undergoing cardiothoracic …

… elements of median sternotomy and cardiac bypass with the other cardiac operations, and
thus was included in this study. Among patients having isolated valve replacement surgery, …

… Vocal fold paralysis in infants twelve months of age and younger. … The risk of vocal
cord paralysis is related directly to surgical duration. The risk is 5.6 times higher in patients …

… We suggest routine exam of the vocal folds in all patients … aneurysm that cause vocal fold
paralysis. Thoracic aortic artery … The prevalence of the cardiac alterations that characterize …

… For some patients, vocal fold immobility persisted following discharge. A recent study …
vocal fold paralysis post cardiothoracic surgery had a poorer prognosis for recovery of vocal fold …

… adult cardiac and thoracic surgical patients. The specialized care required by patients with
VFP, as well as its associated complications, likely reduce quality of life for these patients and …