“…We also evaluated for the presence of vocal cord palsy postoperatively, as
this is a known complication of cardiac surgery due to mechanisms including injury
to the recurrent laryngeal nerve and trauma secondary to intubation, and this in
turn is associated with feeding difficulties, poor growth, and need for GT placement
(Einarson & Arthur, 2003; Hill et al, 2014; Pham et al, 2014; Sachdeva et al, 2007). The reported incidence of vocal cord palsy in
children undergoing cardiac surgery varies from 1.7% to 8% and is
associated with lower gestational age, lower birth weight, and lower surgical weight
(Carpes et al, 2011; Dewan, Cephus, Owczarzak, & Ocampo, 2012; Strychowsky, Rukholm, Gupta, & Reid, 2014).…”