Multiple cervical levels: Increased risk of dysphagia and dysphonia during anterior cervical discectomy

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 350-355

  Danto, Joseph ^a,b   Di Capua, John ^c,e   Nardi, Dominic ^c,e   Pekmezaris, Renee ^d,e   Moise, Gregory ^d   Lesser, Martin ^e,f   Di Marzio, Paola ^d  

^a Physiologic Assessment Services   (United States)

^b Departments of Neurosurgery   (United States)

^c Departments of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^d Department of Population Health   (United States)

^e DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^f FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cervical discectomy; cervical levels; disphonia; dysphagia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISKECTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISKECTOMY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84866423472     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: 15371921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e3182622843     Document Type: Review

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