![]() ![]() ![]() It’s imperative that speech-language pathologists working with patients who have undergone cardiac surgery are aware of the potential for postoperative laryngeal complications to promote early diagnosis and management, ensuring the highest quality of care is delivered. Injury to the RLN can also result in dysphonia, an alteration in acoustic qualities of the voice, which is not life threatening but can affect quality of life significantly. Postoperative dysphagia due to VFP is a known complication associated with cardiac surgery, and dysphagia is associated with increased rates of mortality and postsurgical morbidity. Damage to the RLN can cause life-threatening complications, including pulmonary aspiration and obstruction of the airway. Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) leading to vocal fold paralysis (VFP) following cardiac surgery has emerged in the literature as an independent risk factor for a number of serious adverse outcomes. Pusins, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, IBCLC Randi Melton and Lily Darmon Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Damage - Clinical Implications Following Cardiac Surgeryīy Jennifer M. ![]()
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