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Back to the drawing board-relearn the clinical skills: A root cause analysis of a missed case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis.

ABSTRACT: Bilateral vocal cord paralysis being misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma has been reported in the literature on several occasions. Diagnosing this condition needs precise clinical acumen which could lead us to make an integrated diagnostic and treatment plan. Here, we report another missed case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis and the root cause analysis of the incident. This report emphasises the need for appropriate clinical examinations and workup during the pre-operative assessment.

SUBMITTER: Ambasta S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4989812 | biostudies-other | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Back to the drawing board-relearn the clinical skills: A root cause analysis of a missed case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis.

Ambasta Suruchi S Dey Ankita A Elakkumanan Lenin Babu LB Sundararaj Rajkumar R

Indian journal of anaesthesia 20160801 8

Bilateral vocal cord paralysis being misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma has been reported in the literature on several occasions. Diagnosing this condition needs precise clinical acumen which could lead us to make an integrated diagnostic and treatment plan. Here, we report another missed case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis and the root cause analysis of the incident. This report emphasises the need for appropriate clinical examinations and workup during the pre-operative assessment. ...[more]

PMID: 27601744

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Project description:ObjectivesTo determine the decannulation rate (DR) and revision surgery rate after surgery for bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP).Data sourcesFive databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus) were searched for the period 1908-2020.MethodsThe systematic literature review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data were pooled using a random-mixed-effects model. Randomized controlled trials and non-randomized studies (case-control, cohort, and case series) were included to assess DR and revision surgery rate after different surgical techniques for treatment of BVFP.ResultsThe search yielded 857 publications, of which 102 with 2802 patients were included. DR after different types of surgery was: arytenoid abduction (DR 0.93, 95%-confidence interval [CI], 0.86-0.97), endolaryngeal arytenoidectomy (DR 0.92, 95%-CI, 0.86-0.96), external arytenoidectomy (DR 0.94; 95%-CI, 0.71-0.99), external arytenoidectomy and lateralisation (DR 0.87; 95%-CI, 0.73-0.94), laterofixation (DR 0.95; 95%-CI, 0.91-0.97), posterior cordectomy (DR 0.97, 95%-CI, 0.94-0.99), posterior cordectomy and arytenoidectomy (DR 0.98, 95%-CI, 0.93-0.99), posterior cordectomy and subtotal arytenoidectomy (DR 0.98, 95%-CI, 0.88-1.00), posterior cordotomy (DR 0.96, 95%-CI, 0.84-0.99), reinnervation (0.69, 95%-CI, 0.12-0.97), subtotal arytenoidectomy (DR 1.00, 95%-CI, 0.00-1.00) and transverse cordotomy (DR 1.0, 95%-CI, 0.00-1.00). No significant difference between subgroups for DR could be found (Q = 15.67, df = 11, p = 0.1540). The between-study heterogeneity was low (τ2 = 2.2627; τ = 1.5042; I2 = 0.0%). Studies were at high risk of bias.ConclusionBLVP is a rare disease and the study quality is insufficient. The existing studies suggest a publication bias and the literature review revealed that there is a lack of prospective controlled studies. There is a lack of standardized measures that takes into account both speech quality and respiratory function and allows adequate comparison of surgical methods.

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Back to the drawing board-relearn the clinical skills: A root cause analysis of a missed case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis.

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Back to the drawing board-relearn the clinical skills: A root cause analysis of a missed case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis.

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