TABLE 2.
RLNP characteristics and outcomes
| Patients | |
|---|---|
| Days between operation and bilateral RLNP diagnosis (median, range) | 3 (1–25) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Dysphonia | 51 (91.1%) |
| Aspiration | 27 (48.2%) |
| Dyspnea | 6 (10.7%) |
| Tracheostomy | 10 (17.9%) |
| Days between operation and tracheostomy (median, range) | 5.5 (1–16) |
| Injection thyroplasty | 7 (20%) |
| Discharge with oral diet | 46 (83.6%) |
| Time to oral diet, days (median, range) | 14 (4–106) |
| Functional recovery during follow‐up | (54 survivors) |
| Dysphonia | |
| Recovery (full/partially) | 20 (37%)/19 (35.2%) |
| No | 1 (1.9%) |
| Unknown | 16 (29.6%) |
| Aspiration | |
| Recovery | 51 (94.4%) |
| Follow‐up laryngoscopic examination | (of 31 patients) 12 (38.7%)/13 |
| Recovery (full/partially) | (41.9%) |
| less than 6 months follow‐up | 6 (19.4%) |
Abbreviation: RLNP, recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis.